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About Paschim Magurmari Village

Paschim Magurmari is one of the larger villages in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,431, made up of 2,832 males and 2,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Magurmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Magurmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 453.46 hectares
Population 5,431
Male Population 2,832
Female Population 2,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paschim Magurmari compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Magurmari is the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 453.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paschim Magurmari

Paschim Magurmari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paschim Magurmari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paschim Magurmari from other places

Paschim Magurmari lies about 14 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Jalpaiguri Road, 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 Paschim Magurmari
Nearest railway station Jalpaiguri Road 8.9 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 14 km
Nearest town Jalpāiguri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 33 km

Villages closest to Paschim Magurmari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhupguri 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 Paschim Magurmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Magurmari village had a population of 5,431. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Paschim Magurmari village has 2,832 males and 2,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Magurmari has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Magurmari is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Magurmari covers 453.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Magurmari falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Magurmari is Jalpaiguri Road, 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 village for Paschim Magurmari.

Paschim Magurmari is about 14 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Magurmari is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Jalpaiguri Road is about 8.9 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 14 km away. Jalpāiguri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Duramari (under 2 km), Purba Magurmari (under 2 km) and Purbba Daukimari (under 2 km).

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

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