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About Maijan Village

Maijan is a mid sized village in Chabua tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 806 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.48 hectares hectares.

Maijan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maijan village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Chabua
Area (hectares) 169.48 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 806
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maijan compares

By the 2011 count Maijan is the 23rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,253 residents. Its 169.48 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Maijan

Maijan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maijan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maijan from other places

Maijan lies about 24 km from Dibrugarh. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maijan
Tehsil headquarters Chabua 5.8 km
Nearest town Tinsukia 22 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 24 km

Villages closest to Maijan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chabua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Maijan

As per the Census of India 2011, Maijan village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,253 residents.

Maijan village has 806 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maijan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Maijan covers 169.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maijan falls under Chabua tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Maijan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maijan.

Maijan is about 24 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maijan is in Chabua tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Chabua is about 5.8 km away. Tinsukia is about 22 km away. Dibrugarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niz Rahmoria (1.7 km), Rahmoria (1.7 km) and Barahi Da Pathar (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maijan today is likely to be higher.

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