About Majhar Village

Majhar is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 552 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Majhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	1,050
Male Population	552
Female Population	498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhar compares

By the 2011 count Majhar is the 66th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Majhar

Majhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhar as Available within 5 - 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 Majhar from other places

Majhar lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 2.5 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 Majhar
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	2.5 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	12 km
District headquarters	Gaya	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	20 km

Villages closest to Majhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhar village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 66th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Majhar village has 552 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhar has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Majhar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhar falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhar is Paraiya, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhar.

Majhar is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhar is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 2.5 km away. Tekāri is about 12 km away. Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.