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About Majgawan Village

Majgawan is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 297 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 297
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Majgawan compares

By the 2011 count Majgawan is the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Majgawan

Majgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majgawan 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahalbari, Mahamdia, Mahammadpur and Mahesh Khunt. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Majgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majgawan village had a population of 560. That makes it the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Majgawan village has 297 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majgawan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Majgawan is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majgawan covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majgawan falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Majgawan notes the nearest railway station 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 Majgawan.

Majgawan is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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