MAGSAT anomaly maps over the Indian region are prepared after removal of core and external current contributions. To examine the physical reality of the map, we calculate the geomagnetic scalar field at MAGSAT height in spherical co‐ordinates, using the equivalent point source distribution of magnetic dipoles. The calculation assumes: (i) the source field of the anomaly to lie within the crust; (ii) only induced magnetisation exists; (iii) the susceptibility is constant over the whole region. Crustal thickness is deduced from Bouguer gravity anomaly maps. Evaluation of the anomaly is done numerically using the Gauss‐Legendre quadrature integration method. The computed values agree reasonably well with the observed anomalies. This suggests that the crustal component is quite accurately discernible in the MAGSAT data. Further, anomalies over India seem to be accountable with induced magnetisation alone and the Curie isotherm appears to coincide with the crustal de