# Magariya Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Magariya

Magariya is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 93 households**, the 115th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 399people (2011)
- 93households
- 41.2%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Magariya PIN code and other codes

Magariya falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487675

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

## How far is Magariya from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)16 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 Magariya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Magariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Magariya known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 28% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Magariya

Of every 100 households in Magariya in 2011, 73 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Magariya · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****53%**

**51%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

Own their home ****64%**

**96%

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 Magariya?

■ Magariya · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**904

Working population ****51.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.8% for men and 33.9% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (59%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Sohagpur

- Lakhanpur421 people
- Rani Gohan416 people
- Bainganiya406 people
- Madaka Dhana402 people
- Sukri399 people
- Bichhua395 people
- Godikhedi Malgujari394 people
- Ghurkhedi374 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Magariya from Hoshangabad?70 km by road
- What is the population of Magariya?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magariya in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Magariya?41.2% (Census 2011)