About Majdiha Village

Majdiha is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 153 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	153
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majdiha compares

By the 2011 count Majdiha is the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Majdiha

Majdiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majdiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Majdiha from other places

Majdiha 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 Majdiha
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	28 km
Nearest town	Pakur	35 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Majdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majdiha village had a population of 298. That makes it the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Majdiha village has 153 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majdiha has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Majdiha is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majdiha covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majdiha falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majdiha 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majdiha.

Majdiha 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.

Majdiha is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 8.9 km away. Harinsing is about 28 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.