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About Majhgain Village

Majhgain is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 318 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 318
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgain compares

By the 2011 count Majhgain is the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Majhgain

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

How far is Majhgain from other places

Majhgain lies about 14 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 8.8 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 Majhgain
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 14 km
District headquarters Godda 14 km

Villages closest to Majhgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgain village had a population of 646. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Majhgain village has 318 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgain has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Majhgain is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgain covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhgain falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhgain is Panjwara Road, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance for Majhgain.

Majhgain is about 14 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgain is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Panjwara Road is about 8.8 km away. Meherma is about 14 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhagain (under 2 km), Pipra (under 2 km) and Amjora Firozganj (3.8 km).

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

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