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Magurgarh

मागुरगढ़
Hasanpur mandal
Pincode 848208
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Magurgarh observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Hasanpur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Hasanpur mandal is Hanuman Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Magurgarh itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUBHADRA KUMARI
Contact: 91****9836
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LGD code
237255
Pincode
848208
Post office
Mangalgarh
Population
5,425
Households
969
Literacy rate
50.5%
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,066
Census 2011 · in context

How Magurgarh compares

By population, Magurgarh ranks #13 of 89 villages in Hasanpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.5%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Magurgarh50.5%
Hasanpur mandal45.8%
Samastipur district50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
873
−35 vs mandal average
Magurgarh873
Hasanpur mandal908
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
Magurgarh5.6
Hasanpur mandal5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Magurgarh at a glance

Magurgarh is a village of 5,425 people in 969 households (Census 2011) in Hasanpur block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 13th-largest of 89 villages in Hasanpur block. Literacy is 51%, 5 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 873 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848208, served by Mangalgarh post office; the LGD village code is 237255. The sarpanch is SUBHADRA KUMARI, and the village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 6,396 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Magurgarh · this village5,42551%—
Deodha · Hasanpur10,36747%—
Naya Nagar · Hasanpur10,24750%—
Mohiuddinpur · Hasanpur4,80952%—
Belaun · Hasanpur95020%—
Balbhadarpur · Hasanpur0——

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Magurgarh

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
1
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ROSERA
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MAGURGARH
Total area (ha)
193
Irrigated area (ha)
123.24
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Magurgarh

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Magurgarh

LGD code
237255
Pincode
848208
Post office
Mangalgarh
Population (Census 2011)
5,425
Population (projected 2026)
6,396
Households
969
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
873
Literacy rate
50.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandra Shekhar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUBHADRA KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Hasanpur
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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