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About Majhiawan Village

Majhiawan is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 832 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Majhiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 832
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Majhiawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhiawan is the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Majhiawan

Majhiawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhiawan 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 Majhiawan from other places

Majhiawan lies about 28 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 9.9 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 town Madhurampur Dehri 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Dehri on Sone 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 28 km

Villages closest to Majhiawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Obra 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 1,554. That makes it the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Majhiawan village has 832 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiawan has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Majhiawan covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhiawan falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhiawan is Dehri on Sone, about 9.9 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 Majhiawan.

Majhiawan is about 28 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhiawan is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madhurampur Dehri is about 5.7 km away. Dehri on Sone is about 9.9 km away. Obra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihra (6.1 km), Labadna (6.2 km) and Khutaha (6.6 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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