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About Majhari Village

Majhari is one of the larger villages in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,879, made up of 3,010 males and 2,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493 hectares hectares.

Majhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Nirmali
Area (hectares) 493 hectares
Population 5,879
Male Population 3,010
Female Population 2,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhari compares

By the 2011 count Majhari is the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 493 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Majhari

Majhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhari from other places

Majhari lies about 49 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 4.5 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 Majhari
Nearest railway station Khutauna 4.5 km
Nearest town Jainagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirmali 31 km
District headquarters Supaul 49 km

Villages closest to Majhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhari village had a population of 5,879. That makes it the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Majhari village has 3,010 males and 2,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhari has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Majhari covers 493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhari falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majhari is Khutauna, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance for Majhari.

Majhari is about 49 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhari is in Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Khutauna is about 4.5 km away. Jainagar is about 24 km away. Nirmali is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maura (9.4 km), Kamalpur (10 km) and Dharhara (11 km).

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

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