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About Magura Village

Magura is a large village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,177 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712149, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712149
Area (hectares) 337.8 hectares
Population 2,320
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Magura compares

By the 2011 count Magura is the 33rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 337.8 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Magura

Magura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Magura 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 5 - 10 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 9.1 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Magra, about under 2 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 Magra under 2 km
Nearest town Bānsbāria 4.8 km
District headquarters Hugli 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 13 km

Villages closest to Magura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandua 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 2,320. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Magura village has 1,177 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magura has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Magura is 712149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magura covers 337.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Magura falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Magura is Magra, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Magura.

Magura is about 9.1 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magura is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Magra is about under 2 km away. Bānsbāria is about 4.8 km away. Hugli is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibpur (3.3 km), Daspur (6.1 km) and Acharpara (6.5 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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