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About Majhdiha Village

Majhdiha is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 172 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 97.21 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 172
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhdiha compares

By the 2011 count Majhdiha is the 171st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 97.21 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Majhdiha

Majhdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhdiha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhdiha from other places

Majhdiha lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 28 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 Majhdiha
Nearest railway station Harinsing 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 30 km
Nearest town Pakur 35 km
District headquarters Dumka 38 km

Villages closest to Majhdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhdiha village had a population of 351. That makes it the 171st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Majhdiha village has 172 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhdiha has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Majhdiha is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhdiha covers 97.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhdiha falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhdiha is Harinsing, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhdiha.

Majhdiha is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhdiha is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 28 km away. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindari (under 2 km), Pinrargaria (under 2 km) and Rangamatia (under 2 km).

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

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