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About Majhwari Village

Majhwari is a large village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,880, made up of 2,017 males and 1,863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares.

Majhwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 3,880
Male Population 2,017
Female Population 1,863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhwari compares

By the 2011 count Majhwari is the 16th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Majhwari

The census records public bus service for Majhwari as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhwari from other places

Majhwari lies about 13 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Dumraon, about 5.2 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 Majhwari
Tehsil headquarters Simri 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Dumraon 5.2 km
District headquarters Buxar 13 km

Villages closest to Majhwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhwari village had a population of 3,880. That makes it the 16th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Majhwari village has 2,017 males and 1,863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhwari has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Majhwari covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhwari falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhwari is Dumraon, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhwari.

Majhwari is about 13 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhwari is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 4.1 km away. Dumraon is about 5.2 km away. Buxar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhwari Gautam (under 2 km), Dhanaha (under 2 km) and Dhanrajepur (1.7 km).

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

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