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About Magara Village

Magara is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 20 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 29.75 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 20
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
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 Magara compares

By the 2011 count Magara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 29.75 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Magara

Magara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Magara 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 Magara from other places

Magara lies about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 20 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 Magara
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 8.6 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Magara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magara village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Magara village has 20 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magara has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Magara is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magara covers 29.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magara falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Magara is Dehradun, about 20 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 Magara.

Magara is about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magara is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 8.6 km away. Mussoorie is about 9.0 km away. Dehradun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rautu Ki Beli (under 2 km), Bhainswari (under 2 km) and Dubri (2.0 km).

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

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