Village · Asika, Ganjam
# Magura

Magura is a village in Asika sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code 761111. The 2011 Census counted 1,234 people in 268 households, the 36th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 1,234 people (2011)
- 268 households
- 78.4% literacy
- 761111 PIN code

## Magura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Magura is 761111. Magura falls in Asika sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.
- PIN code 761111
- Gram panchayat Haradapadar
- Community development block Asika
- Census village code 411259

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Magura from nearby towns?
- Asika (sub-district HQ) 51 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Asika (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Magura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Magura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · College S.Q Aska
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · College Sq
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Aska
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Magura known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetable. About 81% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Magura

Of every 100 households in Magura in 2011, 46 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Magura · ■ Asika rural average
- Electricity for lighting 46% 54%
- Toilet within the home 7% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 72%
- Tap water 2% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 85%
- Use banking services 42% 42%
- Television 22% 34%
- Mobile phone 66% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 28%
- Own their home 91% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Magura?

■ Magura · ■ Asika rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 997
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1016 882
- Working population 39.8% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 69 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (4%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 149 (30%) · ■ Marginal 245 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Asika
- Mamudiha 1,468 people
- Tarasingi 1,368 people
- Alipur 1,346 people
- Sapuapalli 1,236 people
- Dhobapalli 1,164 people
- Rishipur 1,134 people
- Venkatraipalli 1,125 people
- Sanakholi 1,115 people

All 102 villages in Asika

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Magura? 761111
- How far is Magura from Chatrapur? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Magura? 1,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magura in? Ganjam district (Asika sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Magura? 78.4% (Census 2011)

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