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About Majhok Village

Majhok is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 93 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Majhok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhok village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 93
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 98th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Majhok

Majhok is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhok as Available within <5 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 Majhok from other places

Majhok lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 6.7 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 Sudhani 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 20 km
Nearest town Katihar 31 km
District headquarters Purnia 36 km

Villages closest to Majhok

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 175. That makes it the 98th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Majhok village has 93 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhok has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Majhok covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhok falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhok is Sudhani, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhok.

Majhok is about 36 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 Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Sudhani is about 6.7 km away. Baisi is about 20 km away. Katihar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapur (1.7 km), Benibari (4.5 km) and Bag Dob (7.8 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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