About Majhganwan Village

Majhganwan is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 405 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhganwan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	96.98 hectares
Population	799
Male Population	405
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhganwan compares

By the 2011 count Majhganwan is the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 96.98 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Majhganwan

Majhganwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhganwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majhganwan from other places

Majhganwan lies about 134 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Majhganwan
Nearest railway station	Chetar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km
District headquarters	Palamu	134 km

Villages closest to Majhganwan

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

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Common questions about Majhganwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhganwan village had a population of 799. That makes it the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Majhganwan village has 405 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhganwan has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Majhganwan is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhganwan covers 96.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhganwan falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhganwan is Chetar, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhganwan.

Majhganwan is about 134 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhganwan is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Tarhasi is about 7.8 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.