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About Majhar Village

Majhar is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 477 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Majhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 1,009
Male Population 477
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
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 the 64th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 9.4 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
Nearest railway station Jakhim 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km

Villages closest to Majhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur 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 1,009. That makes it the 64th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Majhar village has 477 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhar has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Majhar covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhar falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhar is Jakhim, about 9.4 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 14 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 Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 9.4 km away. Madanpur is about 12 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaipal Bigaha (under 2 km), Ghauspur (under 2 km) and Misir Khap (1.8 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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