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About Majhauna Village

Majhauna is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 113 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhauna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 113
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhauna compares

By the 2011 count Majhauna is the 107th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Majhauna

Majhauna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majhauna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhauna from other places

Majhauna lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 11 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 Majhauna
Tehsil headquarters Borio 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Taljhari 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Majhauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhauna village had a population of 216. That makes it the 107th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Majhauna village has 113 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhauna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Majhauna is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhauna covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhauna falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhauna is Taljhari, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Majhauna.

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

Majhauna is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 6.8 km away. Taljhari is about 11 km away. Sahibganj 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 Mangra (under 2 km), Garra Pahari (under 2 km) and Aprol (under 2 km).

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

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