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About Majhwar Village

Majhwar is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 183 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Majhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 183
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Majhwar compares

By the 2011 count Majhwar is the 91st 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 77 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Majhwar

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

Majhwar lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 4.5 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 Majhwar
Nearest railway station Telta 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 7.6 km
Nearest town Kasba 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Majhwar

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 Majhwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhwar village had a population of 341. That makes it the 91st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Majhwar village has 183 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhwar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Majhwar covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhwar falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhwar is Telta, about 4.5 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 Majhwar.

Majhwar is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhwar is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 4.5 km away. Baisi is about 7.6 km away. Kasba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamatphulbari (under 2 km), Nawabganj Pokharia (under 2 km) and Bangaon (under 2 km).

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

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