About Majhganwan Village

Majhganwan is one of the larger villages in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,280, made up of 4,316 males and 3,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2643 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhganwan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhawnathpur
Pincode	822021
Area (hectares)	2643 hectares
Population	8,280
Male Population	4,316
Female Population	3,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhganwan compares

By the 2011 count Majhganwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 2643 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Majhganwan

Majhganwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhganwan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Majhganwan from other places

Majhganwan lies about 19 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 21 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 Majhganwan
Tehsil headquarters	Bhawnathpur	19 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	19 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	21 km

Villages closest to Majhganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhganwan village had a population of 8,280. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Majhganwan village has 4,316 males and 3,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhganwan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Majhganwan is 822021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhganwan covers 2643 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhganwan falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhganwan is Garwa, about 21 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 village for Majhganwan.

Majhganwan is about 19 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhganwan is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhawnathpur is about 19 km away. Garhwa is about 19 km away. Garwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.