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About Majharia Village

Majharia is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 580 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845451
Area (hectares) 252.05 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 580
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majharia compares

By the 2011 count Majharia is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 252.05 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Majharia

Majharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majharia from other places

Majharia lies about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 7.5 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 Majharia
Nearest railway station Amolwa 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 8.9 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 20 km

Villages closest to Majharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majharia village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Majharia village has 580 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majharia has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Majharia is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majharia covers 252.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majharia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majharia is Amolwa, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Majharia is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majharia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 7.5 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 8.9 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indarwa (1.7 km), Tilokwa (1.8 km) and Kundalpur (1.8 km).

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

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