About Maghgaon Village

Maghgaon is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 312 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghgaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248196
Area (hectares)	192.15 hectares
Population	614
Male Population	312
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghgaon compares

By the 2011 count Maghgaon is the 16th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 192.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Maghgaon

Maghgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maghgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kyawa, Lakha Mandal, Lawari and Lorli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Maghgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghgaon village had a population of 614. That makes it the 16th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Maghgaon village has 312 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghgaon has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Maghgaon is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghgaon covers 192.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maghgaon falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Maghgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maghgaon.

Maghgaon is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.