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About Majhgain Village

Majhgain is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 521 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 521
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhgain compares

By the 2011 count Majhgain is the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Majhgain

Majhgain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhgain as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhgain from other places

Majhgain lies about 34 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 21 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 Majhgain
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 21 km
District headquarters Munger 34 km

Villages closest to Majhgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgain village had a population of 938. That makes it the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Majhgain village has 521 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgain has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Majhgain is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgain covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgain falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhgain is Khariapipra Halt, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhgain.

Majhgain is about 34 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgain is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 5.9 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 21 km away. Munger is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdaha Kalan (under 2 km), Mohanpur (under 2 km) and Tola Banhara (1.6 km).

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

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