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About Majhgaon Village

Majhgaon is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 221 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 159.6 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 221
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majhgaon is the 159th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 159.6 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Majhgaon

Majhgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhgaon as Available. 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 Majhgaon from other places

Majhgaon lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 42 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 Majhgaon
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 42 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Majhgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgaon village had a population of 428. That makes it the 159th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Majhgaon village has 221 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Majhgaon is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgaon covers 159.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhgaon falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Majhgaon is Kalmitar, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhgaon.

Majhgaon is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgaon is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about under 2 km away. Kalmitar is about 42 km away. Bilaspur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majgaon (under 2 km), Surighat (under 2 km) and Ramgarh (under 2 km).

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

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