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About Majhua Kalan Village

Majhua Kalan is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhua Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhua Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 45
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhua Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Majhua Kalan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Majhua Kalan

Majhua Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhua Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhua Kalan from other places

Majhua Kalan lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 13 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 Majhua Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 27 km

Villages closest to Majhua Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 Majhua Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhua Kalan village had a population of 90. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Majhua Kalan village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhua Kalan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Majhua Kalan is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhua Kalan covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhua Kalan falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhua Kalan is Jalalgarh, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhua Kalan.

Majhua Kalan is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhua Kalan is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.1 km away. Jalalgarh is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhua (under 2 km), Majhua Bhag (under 2 km) and Majhua Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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