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About Majurkol Village

Majurkol is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 963 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majurkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majurkol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 241.73 hectares
Population 1,857
Male Population 963
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majurkol compares

By the 2011 count Majurkol is the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 241.73 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Majurkol

Majurkol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majurkol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majurkol from other places

Majurkol lies about 56 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 3.4 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 Majurkol
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 11 km
Nearest town Farakka 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 56 km

Villages closest to Majurkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majurkol village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Majurkol village has 963 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majurkol has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Majurkol is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majurkol covers 241.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majurkol falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majurkol is Kotalpukur, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majurkol.

Majurkol is about 56 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majurkol is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about 3.4 km away. Barharwa is about 11 km away. Farakka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhatapara (under 2 km), Phulchua (under 2 km) and Kora Tola (1.6 km).

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

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