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About Majhartola Village

Majhartola is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 231 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhartola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhartola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 497339
Area (hectares) 164.5 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 231
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhartola compares

By the 2011 count Majhartola is the 32nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 164.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Majhartola

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

Majhartola lies about 18 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Baikunthpur Rd, about 10 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 Majhartola
Nearest town Shivpur Charcha 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Baikunthpur Rd 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhat 12 km
District headquarters Koriya 18 km

Villages closest to Majhartola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhartola village had a population of 494. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Majhartola village has 231 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhartola has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Majhartola is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhartola covers 164.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhartola falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Majhartola is Baikunthpur Rd, about 10 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 village for Majhartola.

Majhartola is about 18 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhartola is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Shivpur Charcha is about 9.4 km away. Baikunthpur Rd is about 10 km away. Sonhat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latma (1.9 km), Anandpur (2.3 km) and Kachhar (4.9 km).

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

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