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About Margaya Village

Margaya is one of the larger villages in Kalpi tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,279, made up of 2,879 males and 2,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Kalpi
Pincode 285203
Area (hectares) 2180 hectares
Population 5,279
Male Population 2,879
Female Population 2,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margaya compares

By the 2011 count Margaya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 2180 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Margaya

Margaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margaya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Margaya from other places

Margaya lies about 48 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Usargaon, about 16 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 Margaya
Nearest railway station Usargaon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalpi 16 km
Nearest town Kālpi 16 km
District headquarters Jalaun 48 km

Villages closest to Margaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margaya village had a population of 5,279. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Margaya village has 2,879 males and 2,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margaya has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Margaya is 285203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margaya covers 2180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Margaya falls under Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Margaya is Usargaon, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Margaya.

Margaya is about 48 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margaya is in Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district. Usargaon is about 16 km away. Kalpi is about 16 km away. Kālpi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naka (2.6 km), Kathpurva (3.4 km) and Garehi (4.0 km).

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

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