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About Majhar Village

Majhar is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 53 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Majhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 53
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,302
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhar compares

By the 2011 count Majhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Majhar

Majhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Majhar from other places

Majhar lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 19 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 Majhar
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 4.6 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 19 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Majhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhar village had a population of 122. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Majhar village has 53 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhar has about 1302 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Majhar covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhar falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhar is Barkisalaiya, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhar.

Majhar is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhar is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 4.6 km away. Nabīnagar is about 15 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathra (under 2 km), Saraiwar (under 2 km) and Basaura (under 2 km).

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

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