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About Majrakh Village

Majrakh is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,415, made up of 1,777 males and 1,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares.

Majrakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majrakh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Sikti
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 3,415
Male Population 1,777
Female Population 1,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majrakh compares

By the 2011 count Majrakh is the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Majrakh

Majrakh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majrakh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Majrakh from other places

Majrakh lies about 31 km from Araria. 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 Majrakh
Tehsil headquarters Sikti 8.9 km
Nearest town Jogbani 20 km
District headquarters Araria 31 km

Villages closest to Majrakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majrakh village had a population of 3,415. That makes it the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Majrakh village has 1,777 males and 1,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majrakh has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Majrakh covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majrakh falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Majrakh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Majrakh is about 31 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majrakh is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 8.9 km away. Jogbani is about 20 km away. Araria is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehpur Majrakh Milik (under 2 km), Amgachhi Milik (under 2 km) and Amgachhi Milik Arazi (under 2 km).

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

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