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About Margawan Village

Margawan is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 456 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.01 hectares hectares.

Margawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 32.01 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 456
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margawan compares

By the 2011 count Margawan is the 287th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 32.01 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Margawan

Margawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Margawan from other places

Margawan lies about 54 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 7.9 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 Margawan
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 7.9 km
Nearest town Bānsi 10 km
District headquarters Basti 54 km

Villages closest to Margawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 Margawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Margawan village had a population of 904. That makes it the 287th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Margawan village has 456 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margawan has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Margawan covers 32.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Margawan falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Margawan is Uska Bazar, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Margawan.

Margawan is about 54 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margawan is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 6.5 km away. Uska Bazar is about 7.9 km away. Bānsi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majgawa (under 2 km), Majhgavan (under 2 km) and Datuapur (under 2 km).

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

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