This oblivion river touched Mandirbazar, Lakshmikantapur, Beluni, Chandipur and at last met with Gobdia Gang (one of the creek of Sundarban islands).

About hundred years ago Magrahat was well connected with Jaynagar Majilpur by a canal.

In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns.

Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.

Dhamua, Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block.

[6] According to the 2011 Census of India, Magrahat had a total population of 17,392, of which 8,643 (50%) were males and 8,749 (50%) were females.

Among the civic amenities, it had 12 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank.

As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily.

After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata.