About Majhganw Village

Majhganw is a large village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,398, made up of 2,175 males and 2,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhganw village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	384 hectares
Population	4,398
Male Population	2,175
Female Population	2,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhganw compares

By the 2011 count Majhganw is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Majhganw

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

Majhganw lies about 59 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 24 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 Majhganw
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Badampahar	24 km
Nearest town	Rairangpur	36 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	59 km

Villages closest to Majhganw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhganw village had a population of 4,398. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Majhganw village has 2,175 males and 2,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhganw has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Majhganw is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhganw covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhganw falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhganw is Badampahar, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majhganw.

Majhganw is about 59 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhganw is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about under 2 km away. Badampahar is about 24 km away. Rairangpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.