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About Majhok Village

Majhok is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,910, made up of 2,074 males and 1,836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares.

Majhok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhok village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 3,910
Male Population 2,074
Female Population 1,836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhok compares

By the 2011 count Majhok is the 8th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Majhok

Majhok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhok as Available within village. 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 Majhok from other places

Majhok lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 11 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 Majhok
Nearest railway station Kanki 11 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 42 km

Villages closest to Majhok

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 Majhok

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhok village had a population of 3,910. That makes it the 8th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Majhok village has 2,074 males and 1,836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhok 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.

Majhok covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhok falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhok is Kanki, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhok.

Majhok is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhok is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 11 km away. Kishanganj is about 20 km away. Baisa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangalpur (under 2 km), Saharia (1.6 km) and Nandania (1.9 km).

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

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