Skip to main content

About Majhgaon Village

Majhgaon is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,535, made up of 1,345 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Majhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 2,535
Male Population 1,345
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Majhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majhgaon is the 23rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Majhgaon

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

Majhgaon lies about 47 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 10 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 Majhgaon
Nearest railway station Hatwar 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 47 km

Villages closest to Majhgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgaon village had a population of 2,535. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Majhgaon village has 1,345 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgaon has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Majhgaon covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhgaon falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhgaon is Hatwar, about 10 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 Majhgaon.

Majhgaon is about 47 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgaon is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 10 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadaran (under 2 km), Bijuar (under 2 km) and Sonapur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All