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About Magra Village

Magra is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 750 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222162
Area (hectares) 182.86 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 750
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Magra compares

By the 2011 count Magra is the 161st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 182.86 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Magra

Magra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magra from other places

Magra lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 8.9 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 Magra
Nearest railway station Mariahu 8.9 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 9.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Magra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magra village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 161st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Magra village has 750 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magra has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Magra is 222162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magra covers 182.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Magra falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magra is Mariahu, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Magra.

Magra is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magra is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 8.9 km away. Mariāhu is about 9.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (under 2 km), Dhanipur (1.6 km) and Ojhapur (1.7 km).

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

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