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About Majlispur Village

Majlispur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 352 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Majlispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majlispur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 352
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majlispur compares

By the 2011 count Majlispur is the 89th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Majlispur

Majlispur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majlispur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Majlispur from other places

Majlispur lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 9.5 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 Majlispur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 9.5 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 27 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Majlispur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majlispur village had a population of 659. That makes it the 89th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Majlispur village has 352 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majlispur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Majlispur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majlispur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majlispur is Ghogha, about 9.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majlispur.

Majlispur is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majlispur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 9.5 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Didanagar (under 2 km), Amdanda (under 2 km) and Amdanda Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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