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About Magura Village

Magura is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 141 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 64.01 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 141
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Magura compares

By the 2011 count Magura is the 103rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 64.01 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 963.

Getting to Magura

Magura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Magura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magura from other places

Magura lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sagardighi, about 11 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 Magura
Nearest railway station Sagardighi 11 km
Nearest town Murshidābād 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Magura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Magura

As per the Census of India 2011, Magura village had a population of 280. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Magura village has 141 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Magura is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magura covers 64.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magura falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Magura is Sagardighi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Magura is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magura is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Sagardighi is about 11 km away. Murshidābād is about 20 km away. Rampurhat I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naishorgram (13 km), Debagram (18 km) and Narayanpur (23 km).

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

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