About Majhgain Village

Majhgain is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 841 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Majhgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	1,559
Male Population	841
Female Population	718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 37th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 144 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 907.

Getting to Majhgain

Majhgain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhgain as Available within 5 - 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 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	13 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Majhgain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 1,559. That makes it the 37th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Majhgain village has 841 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgain has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Majhgain covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgain falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhgain is Khariapipra Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majhgain.

Majhgain is about 33 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 Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Belhar is about 13 km away. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.