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About Majharia Village

Majharia is a mid sized village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 797 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, 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 Sikta
Pincode 845307
Area (hectares) 207.34 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 797
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majharia compares

By the 2011 count Majharia is the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 207.34 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Majharia

Majharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majharia 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 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
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 19 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 Sikta 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 1,535. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Majharia village has 797 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majharia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Majharia is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majharia covers 207.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majharia falls under Sikta 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 7.5 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.9 km away. Sikta is about 19 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), Mujauna (1.9 km) and Masaha (6.0 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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