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About Majhua Village

Majhua is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 506 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Majhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 506
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhua compares

By the 2011 count Majhua is the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Majhua

Majhua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majhua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhua from other places

Majhua lies about 9.2 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 4.4 km
District headquarters Araria 9.2 km
Nearest town Arāria 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 17 km

Villages closest to Majhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhua village had a population of 992. That makes it the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Majhua village has 506 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhua has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Majhua covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhua falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhua is Araria Court, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhua.

Majhua is about 9.2 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 Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.4 km away. Araria is about 9.2 km away. Arāria is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balua (under 2 km), Pothia (under 2 km) and Gerari (under 2 km).

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

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