About Majhua Village

Majhua is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,462, made up of 9,531 males and 8,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2999 hectares hectares.

Majhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	2999 hectares
Population	18,462
Male Population	9,531
Female Population	8,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhua compares

By the 2011 count Majhua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 2999 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, 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	Raniganj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	17 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	18 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Majhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 18,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Majhua village has 9,531 males and 8,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhua has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Majhua covers 2999 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhua falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhua is Sarsi, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Majhua is about 26 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 Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 10 km away. Sarsi is about 17 km away. Banmankhi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.