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About Majhwani Village

Majhwani is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 595 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 655.38 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 595
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhwani compares

By the 2011 count Majhwani is the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 655.38 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Majhwani

Majhwani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majhwani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhwani from other places

Majhwani lies about 37 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, 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 Majhwani
Nearest railway station Belgahna 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 13 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 17 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Majhwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhwani village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Majhwani village has 595 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhwani has about 985 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Majhwani is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhwani covers 655.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhwani falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Majhwani is Belgahna, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Majhwani.

Majhwani is about 37 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhwani is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 4.5 km away. Kota is about 13 km away. Ratanpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgawan (under 2 km), Ratkhandi (2.3 km) and Kanchanpur (2.4 km).

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

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