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About Majdiha Village

Majdiha is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 86 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 86
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
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 Majdiha compares

By the 2011 count Majdiha is the 258th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Majdiha

Majdiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majdiha 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 Majdiha from other places

Majdiha lies about 18 km from Pakur. 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 Majdiha
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 18 km

Villages closest to Majdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majdiha village had a population of 188. That makes it the 258th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Majdiha village has 86 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majdiha has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Majdiha is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majdiha covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majdiha falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Majdiha notes the nearest railway station 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 Majdiha.

Majdiha is about 18 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majdiha is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 14 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tasaria (under 2 km), Gaibathan (1.6 km) and Durgapur (1.7 km).

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

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