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About Majrahi Village

Majrahi is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 843 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,605
Male Population 843
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Majrahi compares

By the 2011 count Majrahi is the 72nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Majrahi

Majrahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majrahi 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 Majrahi from other places

Majrahi lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 16 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 Majrahi
Tehsil headquarters Amour 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 16 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Majrahi

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 Majrahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Majrahi village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Majrahi village has 843 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majrahi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Majrahi is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majrahi covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majrahi falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majrahi is Surja Kama, about 16 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 Majrahi.

Majrahi is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majrahi is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 3.5 km away. Surja Kama is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bengdah (under 2 km), Machhatta (under 2 km) and Kochka Kishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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