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About Majhariya Village

Majhariya is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 392 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Pincode 802214
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 392
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhariya compares

By the 2011 count Majhariya is the 94th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Majhariya

Majhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhariya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Majhariya from other places

Majhariya lies about 67 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mani, about 3.3 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 Majhariya
Nearest railway station Mani 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 5.1 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 6.6 km
District headquarters Rohtas 67 km

Villages closest to Majhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhariya village had a population of 771. That makes it the 94th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Majhariya village has 392 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhariya has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Majhariya is 802214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhariya covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhariya falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhariya is Mani, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance for Majhariya.

Majhariya is about 67 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhariya is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Mani is about 3.3 km away. Karakat is about 5.1 km away. Bikramganj is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauri (under 2 km), Nawada (under 2 km) and Kulhariya (under 2 km).

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

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