# Magarghata Village, Patan, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Patan, Durg 

# Magarghata

Magarghata is a village in Patan sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490042**. The 2011 Census counted **1,723 people in 420 households**, the 40th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,723people (2011)
- 420households
- 63.0%literacy
- 490042PIN code

## Magarghata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Magarghata is 490042.** Magarghata falls in Patan sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code490042
- Gram panchayatMagarghata
- Community development blockPatan
- Census village code442633

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?

- Patan (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kumhari (nearest town)3 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raipura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilainagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

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?

About 57% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 55 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Magarghata · ■ Patan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**37%

Television ****25%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**19%

Own their home ****70%**

**94%

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 · ■ Patan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**977

Working population ****59.6%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 175 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (4%) · **■** Other work 625 (61%) · **■** Marginal 183 (18%)

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 Patan

- Batang1,782 people
- Nipani1,777 people
- Devada1,770 people
- Dhaur1,739 people
- Sikola1,704 people
- Funda1,692 people
- Kurmigudra1,692 people
- Ameri1,658 people

[All 142 villages in Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/patan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Magarghata?490042
- How far is Magarghata from Durg?35 km by road
- What is the population of Magarghata?1,723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magarghata in?Durg district (Patan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Magarghata?63.0% (Census 2011)