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About Majhiawan Village

Majhiawan is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,344 males and 1,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 701 hectares
Population 2,619
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhiawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhiawan is the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 701 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Majhiawan

Majhiawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhiawan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Majhiawan from other places

Majhiawan lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 4.2 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 Majhiawan
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 4.2 km
Nearest town Piro 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km

Villages closest to Majhiawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Majhiawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhiawan village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Majhiawan village has 1,344 males and 1,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiawan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Majhiawan is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhiawan covers 701 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhiawan falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhiawan is Charpokhari Halt, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhiawan.

Majhiawan is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhiawan is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Charpokhari Halt is about 4.2 km away. Piro is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koni (7.2 km), Akraunja Chak (18 km) and Sarfar Pur (21 km).

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

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