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About Majrarh Village

Majrarh is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,918, made up of 1,526 males and 1,392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Majrarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majrarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 2,918
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majrarh compares

By the 2011 count Majrarh is the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Majrarh

Majrarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majrarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majrarh from other places

Majrarh lies about 58 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 6.5 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 Majrarh
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 6.5 km
District headquarters Rohtas 58 km

Villages closest to Majrarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majrarh village had a population of 2,918. That makes it the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Majrarh village has 1,526 males and 1,392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majrarh has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Majrarh covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majrarh falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majrarh is Garhnokha, about 6.5 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 village for Majrarh.

Majrarh is about 58 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majrarh is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Nokha is about 5.5 km away. Garhnokha is about 6.5 km away. Rohtas is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singwa Dharampur (under 2 km), Baradih (1.6 km) and Sisrit (1.7 km).

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

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