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About Majhua Village

Majhua is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 860 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Majhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 860
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhua compares

By the 2011 count Majhua is the 54th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Majhua

Majhua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majhua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhua from other places

Majhua lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, 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 Majhua
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Majhua

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 Majhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhua village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 54th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Majhua village has 860 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhua has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Majhua covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhua falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhua is Dalkhola, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhua.

Majhua is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhua is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 2.6 km away. Dalkhola is about 11 km away. Kasba 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 Majhua Bhag (under 2 km), Neamatpur (under 2 km) and Harintor (under 2 km).

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

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