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About Maghpala Village

Maghpala is a mid sized village in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 586 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghpala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghpala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitalkuchi
Pincode 736145
Area (hectares) 91.94 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 586
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghpala compares

By the 2011 count Maghpala is the 47th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 91.94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Maghpala

Maghpala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maghpala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khochabari, Kurshamari Dwitia Khanda, Kurshamari Pratham Khanda and Lalbazar Dwitia Khanda. 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.

Common questions about Maghpala

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghpala village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 47th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Maghpala village has 586 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghpala has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Maghpala is 736145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghpala covers 91.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maghpala falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maghpala.

Maghpala is in Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar 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.

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

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