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About Majhladih Village

Majhladih is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 495 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhladih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhladih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 495
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhladih compares

By the 2011 count Majhladih is the 66th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 986.

Getting to Majhladih

Majhladih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhladih as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhladih from other places

Majhladih lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 14 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 Majhladih
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 22 km
Nearest town Kodarma 41 km
District headquarters Giridih 52 km

Villages closest to Majhladih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhladih village had a population of 957. That makes it the 66th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Majhladih village has 495 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhladih has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Majhladih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhladih covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhladih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhladih is Dhanwar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhladih.

Majhladih is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhladih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Birni is about 22 km away. Kodarma is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (1.6 km), Baradih (4.7 km) and Sankhabara (5.8 km).

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

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