About Majhgaon Village

Majhgaon is a large village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,427 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Gidhaur
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	1387 hectares
Population	2,838
Male Population	1,427
Female Population	1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majhgaon is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 1387 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

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 within 10+ km distance. 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 Majhgaon from other places

Majhgaon lies about 20 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 18 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	Gidhaur	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	18 km
District headquarters	Chatra	20 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	20 km

Villages closest to Majhgaon

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

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Common questions about Majhgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgaon village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Majhgaon village has 1,427 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgaon has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Majhgaon is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgaon covers 1387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhgaon falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhgaon is Kathautia, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhgaon.

Majhgaon is about 20 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgaon is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 7.0 km away. Kathautia is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.