About Majhgain Village

Majhgain is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,003, made up of 1,632 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Majhgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	3,003
Male Population	1,632
Female Population	1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgain compares

By the 2011 count Majhgain is the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Majhgain

Majhgain is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majhgain as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Majhgain from other places

Majhgain lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 22 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 Majhgain
Nearest town	Kharagpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	31 km

Villages closest to Majhgain

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

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Common questions about Majhgain

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgain village had a population of 3,003. That makes it the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Majhgain village has 1,632 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgain has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Majhgain covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgain falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhgain is Ganganiyan, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majhgain.

Majhgain is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgain is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 15 km away. Ganganiyan is about 22 km away. Amarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.