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About Amwa Majhar Village

Amwa Majhar is one of the larger villages in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,760, made up of 5,134 males and 4,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845459, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amwa Majhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa Majhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Majhaulia
Pincode 845459
Area (hectares) 871 hectares
Population 9,760
Male Population 5,134
Female Population 4,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amwa Majhar compares

By the 2011 count Amwa Majhar is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 871 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 Amwa Majhar

Amwa Majhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amwa Majhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amwa Majhar from other places

Amwa Majhar lies about 54 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatia Bazar, about 3.0 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 Amwa Majhar
Nearest railway station Narkatia Bazar 3.0 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhaulia 35 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 54 km

Villages closest to Amwa Majhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhaulia 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 Amwa Majhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwa Majhar village had a population of 9,760. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Amwa Majhar village has 5,134 males and 4,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa Majhar has about 901 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 Amwa Majhar is 845459. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amwa Majhar covers 871 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amwa Majhar falls under Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amwa Majhar is Narkatia Bazar, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amwa Majhar.

Amwa Majhar is about 54 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amwa Majhar is in Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatia Bazar is about 3.0 km away. Gopālganj is about 5.7 km away. Majhaulia is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (19 km), Bhana Chak (20 km) and Bakharia (22 km).

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

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