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About Majharia Village

Majharia is a mid sized village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 390 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Pincode 841236
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 390
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majharia compares

By the 2011 count Majharia is the 51st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Majharia

Majharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majharia as Available within <5 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 Majharia from other places

Majharia lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 7.1 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 Majharia
Nearest railway station Bankata 7.1 km
Nearest town Lar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 33 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Majharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majharia village had a population of 732. That makes it the 51st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Majharia village has 390 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majharia has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Majharia is 841236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majharia covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majharia falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majharia is Bankata, about 7.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majharia.

Majharia is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majharia is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Bankata is about 7.1 km away. Lar is about 7.4 km away. Siswan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudi Dih (18 km), Mathia (19 km) and Ramgarh (20 km).

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

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