About Maijra Village

Maijra is one of the larger villages in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,824, made up of 4,066 males and 3,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maijra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maijra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Pincode	803117
Area (hectares)	724 hectares
Population	7,824
Male Population	4,066
Female Population	3,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maijra compares

By the 2011 count Maijra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 724 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Maijra

Maijra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maijra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maijra from other places

Maijra lies about 15 km from Nalanda. 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 Maijra
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	5.5 km
Nearest town	Silao	7.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	15 km

Villages closest to Maijra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maijra village had a population of 7,824. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Maijra village has 4,066 males and 3,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maijra has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Maijra is 803117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maijra covers 724 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maijra falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Maijra notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Maijra.

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

Maijra is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 5.5 km away. Silao is about 7.7 km away. Nalanda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.