About Majhua Village

Majhua is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,787, made up of 3,064 males and 2,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.7 hectares hectares.

Majhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	582.7 hectares
Population	5,787
Male Population	3,064
Female Population	2,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhua compares

By the 2011 count Majhua is the 24th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 582.7 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Majhua

Majhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhua as Available within 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 Majhua from other places

Majhua lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 5.0 km away. 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 Majhua
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	5.0 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km

Villages closest to Majhua

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

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Common questions about Majhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhua village had a population of 5,787. That makes it the 24th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Majhua village has 3,064 males and 2,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhua has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Majhua covers 582.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhua falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhua is Forbesganj Junction, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhua.

Majhua is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhua is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 3.3 km away. Forbesganj is about 4.9 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.