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About Majar Khurd Village

Majar Khurd is a small village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 162 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Majar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majar Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 162
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Majar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Majar Khurd is the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Majar Khurd

Majar Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majar Khurd as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majar Khurd from other places

Majar Khurd lies about 25 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 20 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 Majar Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 20 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 25 km

Villages closest to Majar Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Majar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Majar Khurd village had a population of 309. That makes it the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Majar Khurd village has 162 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majar Khurd has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Majar Khurd covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majar Khurd falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majar Khurd is Ekchari, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Majar Khurd is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majar Khurd is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 9.0 km away. Ekchari is about 20 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hafta Kitaghat (4.9 km), Mahadew Kita (5.8 km) and Bishundas Chak (6.1 km).

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

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