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About Majhiawan Village

Majhiawan is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,839, made up of 967 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Majhiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,839
Male Population 967
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhiawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhiawan is the 30th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Majhiawan

Majhiawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhiawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhiawan from other places

Majhiawan lies about 51 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 9.9 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 Majhiawan
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 5.6 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Dehri on Sone 9.9 km
District headquarters Rohtas 51 km

Villages closest to Majhiawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dehri 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 Majhiawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhiawan village had a population of 1,839. That makes it the 30th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Majhiawan village has 967 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiawan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Majhiawan covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhiawan falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhiawan is Dehri on Sone, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Majhiawan.

Majhiawan is about 51 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhiawan is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri is about 5.6 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 5.6 km away. Dehri on Sone is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanrwa (under 2 km), Chilbila (under 2 km) and Ayar Kotha (under 2 km).

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

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