About Majhgawan Village

Majhgawan is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 476 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgawan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	942
Male Population	476
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhgawan is the 44th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Majhgawan

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

How far is Majhgawan from other places

Majhgawan lies about 87 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 5.4 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 Majhgawan
Nearest railway station	Kajri	5.4 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pratappur	34 km
District headquarters	Chatra	87 km

Villages closest to Majhgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgawan village had a population of 942. That makes it the 44th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Majhgawan village has 476 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgawan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Majhgawan is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgawan covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgawan falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhgawan is Kajri, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhgawan.

Majhgawan is about 87 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgawan is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Kajri is about 5.4 km away. Medininagar is about 7.7 km away. Pratappur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.