# Magarhara Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Magarhara

Magarhara is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 167 households**, the 74th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 680people (2011)
- 167households
- 64.0%literacy
- 497107PIN code

## Magarhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Magarhara is 497107.** Magarhara falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497107
- Gram panchayatJawar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code432046

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Magarhara from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)12 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 Magarhara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Magarhara; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Magarhara known for?

About 49% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Magarhara

Of every 100 households in Magarhara in 2011, 36 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magarhara · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Magarhara?

■ Magarhara · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**965

Working population ****43.8%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (86%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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 Balrampur

- Kotarki715 people
- Jhapra710 people
- Kanda686 people
- Chilma680 people
- Jhalpi657 people
- Chirkoma656 people
- Adhaura655 people
- Turridih652 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Magarhara?497107
- How far is Magarhara from Ambikapur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Magarhara?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magarhara in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Magarhara?64.0% (Census 2011)