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About Majhiam Village

Majhiam is a mid sized village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 593 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Majhiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiam village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 593
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhiam compares

By the 2011 count Majhiam is the 47th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Majhiam

Majhiam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majhiam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majhiam from other places

Majhiam lies about 14 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 4.6 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 Majhiam
Nearest railway station Tarsarai 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 14 km

Villages closest to Majhiam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Majhiam

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhiam village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 47th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Majhiam village has 593 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiam has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Majhiam covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhiam falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhiam is Tarsarai, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhiam.

Majhiam is about 14 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhiam is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tarsarai is about 4.6 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 14 km away. Darbhanga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladiami (under 2 km), Ber (5.3 km) and Fakirana Kalyan Dih (5.3 km).

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

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