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About Majhtar Village

Majhtar is a mid sized village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 707 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhtar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Karon
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 707
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhtar compares

By the 2011 count Majhtar is the 17th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Majhtar

Majhtar 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 Majhtar as Available within village. 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 Majhtar from other places

Majhtar lies about 37 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 7.2 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 Majhtar
Tehsil headquarters Karon 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 7.2 km
Nearest town Madhupur 18 km
District headquarters Deoghar 37 km

Villages closest to Majhtar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhtar village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 17th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Majhtar village has 707 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhtar has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Majhtar is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhtar covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhtar falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhtar is Madankata Railway Station, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Majhtar is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Karon is about 5.6 km away. Madankata Railway Station is about 7.2 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalgarha (under 2 km), Lachhnadih (under 2 km) and Bhero (2.0 km).

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

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