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About Majhaul Village

Majhaul is a small village in Kumarkhand tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 167 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Majhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kumarkhand
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 167
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhaul compares

By the 2011 count Majhaul is the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Majhaul

Majhaul 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 Majhaul 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhaul from other places

Majhaul lies about 25 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 5.4 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 Majhaul
Nearest railway station Panchgachia 5.4 km
Nearest town Saharsa 12 km
District headquarters Madhepura 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumarkhand 34 km

Villages closest to Majhaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhaul village had a population of 321. That makes it the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents.

Majhaul village has 167 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhaul has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Majhaul covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhaul falls under Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhaul is Panchgachia, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhaul.

Majhaul is about 25 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhaul is in Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district. Panchgachia is about 5.4 km away. Saharsa is about 12 km away. Madhepura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihpur (21 km), Sihpur Chakla (22 km) and Bhawanipur Jagir (22 km).

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

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