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About Majhiladih Village

Majhiladih is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 273 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhiladih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiladih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 814119
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 273
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhiladih compares

By the 2011 count Majhiladih is the 87th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Majhiladih

Majhiladih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhiladih as Available within <5 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 Majhiladih from other places

Majhiladih lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 23 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 Majhiladih
Nearest railway station Jamtara 23 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Majhiladih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhiladih village had a population of 558. That makes it the 87th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Majhiladih village has 273 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiladih has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Majhiladih is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhiladih covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhiladih falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhiladih is Jamtara, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majhiladih.

Majhiladih is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhiladih is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Jamtara is about 23 km away. Jāmtāra is about 23 km away. Shikaripara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhladih (under 2 km), Goradangal (under 2 km) and Kalipathar (3.6 km).

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

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