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About Magurkhali Village

Magurkhali is a mid sized village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 542 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700104, 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700104
Area (hectares) 53.84 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 542
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Magurkhali compares

By the 2011 count Magurkhali is the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 53.84 hectares work out to about 20 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 979.

Getting to Magurkhali

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 <5 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 1,056. That makes it the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Magurkhali village has 542 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magurkhali has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Magurkhali is 700104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magurkhali covers 53.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Magurkhali falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 <5 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 5.2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 9.8 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Ramkantapur (1.9 km), Sajnaberia (2.5 km) and Jiadargot (3.1 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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