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About Majhwa Village

Majhwa is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,122, made up of 2,065 males and 2,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Majhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 4,122
Male Population 2,065
Female Population 2,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Majhwa compares

By the 2011 count Majhwa is the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Majhwa

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

Majhwa lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 12 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 Majhwa
Nearest railway station Sonaili 12 km
Nearest town Katihar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 20 km

Villages closest to Majhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Majhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhwa village had a population of 4,122. That makes it the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Majhwa village has 2,065 males and 2,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhwa has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Majhwa covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhwa falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhwa is Sonaili, about 12 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 Majhwa.

Majhwa is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhwa is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Sonaili is about 12 km away. Katihar is about 19 km away. Purnia East 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 Anaili (1.5 km), Barhampur (2.3 km) and Sahawa (2.5 km).

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

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