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About Majos Village

Majos is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,815, made up of 2,470 males and 2,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majos village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 811315
Area (hectares) 797.29 hectares
Population 4,815
Male Population 2,470
Female Population 2,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majos compares

By the 2011 count Majos is the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 797.29 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Majos

Majos is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majos as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Majos from other places

Majos lies about 13 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 13 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 Majos
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 7.3 km
District headquarters Jamui 13 km
Nearest town Jamūī 13 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 13 km

Villages closest to Majos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majos village had a population of 4,815. That makes it the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Majos village has 2,470 males and 2,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majos has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Majos is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majos covers 797.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majos falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majos is Bashuachak Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Majos.

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

Majos is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 7.3 km away. Jamui is about 13 km away. Jamūī 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 Ghos (under 2 km), Jalai Dostni (1.9 km) and Bakshanpur (2.1 km).

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

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