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About Majkhar Village

Majkhar is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 517 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Majkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majkhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 517
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Majkhar compares

By the 2011 count Majkhar is the 103rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Majkhar

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

Majkhar lies about 15 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 7.3 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 Majkhar
Nearest railway station Jakhim 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 15 km

Villages closest to Majkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majkhar village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Majkhar village has 517 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majkhar has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Majkhar covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majkhar falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majkhar is Jakhim, about 7.3 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 Majkhar.

Majkhar is about 15 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majkhar is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 7.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 12 km away. Aurangabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sailopur (under 2 km), Baligawan (under 2 km) and Darmian (1.6 km).

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

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