About Majhgain Village

Majhgain is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 657 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Majhgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	1,256
Male Population	657
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgain compares

By the 2011 count Majhgain is the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

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 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 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	Shambhuganj	31 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 Shambhuganj 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 1,256. That makes it the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Majhgain village has 657 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgain has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Majhgain covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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