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About Majhgaon Village

Majhgaon is a mid sized village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 479 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 479
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majhgaon is the 31st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Majhgaon

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

How far is Majhgaon from other places

Majhgaon lies about 9.5 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 5.8 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 Majhgaon
Nearest railway station Pipradih 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 6.9 km
District headquarters Kodarma 9.5 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 9.5 km

Villages closest to Majhgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgaon village had a population of 954. That makes it the 31st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Majhgaon village has 479 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgaon has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Majhgaon is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgaon covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgaon falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhgaon is Pipradih, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhgaon.

Majhgaon is about 9.5 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgaon is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Pipradih is about 5.8 km away. Chandwara is about 6.9 km away. Kodarma is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawanpur (under 2 km), Bajpur (under 2 km) and Kani (under 2 km).

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

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