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About Majkuri Village

Majkuri is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,675, made up of 1,938 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majkuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 477.52 hectares
Population 3,675
Male Population 1,938
Female Population 1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majkuri compares

By the 2011 count Majkuri is the 19th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 477.52 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Majkuri

The census records public bus service for Majkuri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majkuri from other places

Majkuri lies about 27 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 24 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 Majkuri
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 7.7 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 24 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Majkuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majkuri village had a population of 3,675. That makes it the 19th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Majkuri village has 1,938 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majkuri has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Majkuri is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majkuri covers 477.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majkuri falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majkuri is Hatwar, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majkuri.

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

Majkuri is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 7.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Hatwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushpara (under 2 km), Pokharia (1.9 km) and Kabaia (2.2 km).

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

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