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About Majhganwan Village

Majhganwan is a mid sized village in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 583 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, 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 Ramna
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 583
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhganwan compares

By the 2011 count Majhganwan is the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Majhganwan

The census records public bus service for Majhganwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 43 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramna 23 km
District headquarters Garhwa 43 km

Villages closest to Majhganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhganwan village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Majhganwan village has 583 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhganwan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Majhganwan is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhganwan covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhganwan falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhganwan is Nagar Untari, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhganwan.

Majhganwan is about 43 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 Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 13 km away. Ramna is about 23 km away. Garhwa is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirua (5.3 km), Bahiar Khurd (18 km) and Bahiar Kalan (18 km).

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

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