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About Magha Village

Magha is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 382 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 189.74 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 382
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Magha compares

By the 2011 count Magha is the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 189.74 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 959.

Getting to Magha

Magha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Magha 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. The nearest villages by name are Kusi, Kutidih, Lakshudi and Latar. 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 Magha

As per the Census of India 2011, Magha village had a population of 758. That makes it the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Magha village has 382 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Magha is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magha covers 189.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magha falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Magha notes the nearest railway station 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 Magha.

Magha is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Magha today is likely to be higher.

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