# Magarghata Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/magarghata/ Village · Nawagarh, Durg # Magarghata Magarghata is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491340**. The 2011 Census counted **2,355 people in 410 households**, the 8th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 2,355people (2011) - 410households - 64.0%literacy - 491340PIN code ## Magarghata PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Magarghata is 491340.** Magarghata falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491340 - Gram panchayatMagarghata - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code441874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Magarghata from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Durg (district HQ)114 km by road - Bhatapara (nearest town)21 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Magarghata? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Magarghata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandghat - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhatapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Magarghata known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 84% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Magarghata Of every 100 households in Magarghata in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Magarghata · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **76% Toilet within the home ****6%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****8%** **35% Television ****34%** **22% Mobile phone ****40%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Magarghata? ■ Magarghata · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **971 Working population ****51.8%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 625 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh - Sambalpur2,913 people - Jhal2,799 people - Ghursena2,667 people - Khedha2,509 people - Pendri2,184 people - Ranbod2,151 people - Ghoghra2,135 people - Nandghat2,114 people [All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Magarghata?491340 - How far is Magarghata from Durg?114 km by road - What is the population of Magarghata?2,355 (Census 2011) - Which district is Magarghata in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Magarghata?64.0% (Census 2011)