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About Majhua Village

Majhua is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,370 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854326
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 2,619
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhua compares

By the 2011 count Majhua is the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Majhua

The census records public bus service for Majhua 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhua from other places

Majhua lies about 152 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Haiaghat, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Haiaghat 10 km
Nearest town Benipur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 152 km

Villages closest to Majhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 2,619. That makes it the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Majhua village has 1,370 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhua has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Majhua is 854326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhua covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhua falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhua is Haiaghat, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Majhua.

Majhua is about 152 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Haiaghat is about 10 km away. Benipur is about 19 km away. Dagarua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaili (4.8 km), Duba (5.8 km) and Dubaili (5.8 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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