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About Magurkhali Village

Magurkhali is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 899 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magurkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magurkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 700103
Area (hectares) 58.3 hectares
Population 1,736
Male Population 899
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magurkhali compares

By the 2011 count Magurkhali is the 46th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 58.3 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Magurkhali

Magurkhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Magurkhali as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magurkhali from other places

Magurkhali lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 5.2 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 Magurkhali
Nearest railway station Joka 5.2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Magurkhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur 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 Magurkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Magurkhali village had a population of 1,736. That makes it the 46th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Magurkhali village has 899 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magurkhali has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Magurkhali is 700103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magurkhali covers 58.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Magurkhali falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Magurkhali is Joka, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Magurkhali.

Magurkhali is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magurkhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 5.2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 9.8 km away. Bishnupur 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 Bakeswar (under 2 km), Chak Balaibag (under 2 km) and Cheyari (under 2 km).

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

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