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About Maggar Village

Maggar is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 279 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maggar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maggar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140307
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 279
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maggar compares

By the 2011 count Maggar is the 120th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Maggar

The census records public bus service for Maggar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maggar from other places

Maggar lies about 8.8 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maggar
Nearest railway station Kharar 2.2 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 8.8 km

Villages closest to Maggar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Maggar

As per the Census of India 2011, Maggar village had a population of 509. That makes it the 120th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Maggar village has 279 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maggar has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Maggar is 140307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maggar covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maggar falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maggar is Kharar, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maggar.

Maggar is about 8.8 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maggar is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 2.2 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirpari (under 2 km), Naggal (under 2 km) and Nangal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maggar today is likely to be higher.

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