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About Maghiapara Village

Maghiapara is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 230 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghiapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghiapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 81.59 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 230
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Maghiapara compares

By the 2011 count Maghiapara is the 175th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 81.59 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Maghiapara

Maghiapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maghiapara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maghiapara from other places

Maghiapara lies about 70 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 11 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 Maghiapara
Nearest railway station Gazole 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 17 km
Nearest town Malda 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 70 km

Villages closest to Maghiapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghiapara village had a population of 486. That makes it the 175th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Maghiapara village has 230 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghiapara has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Maghiapara is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghiapara covers 81.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maghiapara falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maghiapara is Gazole, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Maghiapara.

Maghiapara is about 70 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghiapara is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gazole is about 11 km away. Itahar is about 17 km away. Malda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahanipur (under 2 km), Dakshin Maheshpur (under 2 km) and Panchadebati (under 2 km).

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

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