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About Majhgain Village

Majhgain is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 894 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,695
Male Population 894
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhgain compares

By the 2011 count Majhgain is the 36th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

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 5 - 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
District headquarters Banka 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 32 km

Villages closest to Majhgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgain village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 36th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Majhgain village has 894 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgain has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Majhgain is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgain covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgain falls under Rajaun 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 5 - 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 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 Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 15 km away. Ganganiyan is about 22 km away. Banka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobidih (7.0 km), Kaitha (9.9 km) and Damodarpur (23 km).

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

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