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About Majhuwa Village

Majhuwa is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 302 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhuwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 302
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Majhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Majhuwa is the 46th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Majhuwa

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

Majhuwa lies about 25 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 18 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 Majhuwa
Tehsil headquarters Borio 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 25 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 25 km

Villages closest to Majhuwa

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 Majhuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhuwa village had a population of 594. That makes it the 46th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Majhuwa village has 302 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhuwa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Majhuwa is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhuwa covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhuwa falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhuwa is Kalian Chak, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhuwa.

Majhuwa is about 25 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhuwa is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 3.0 km away. Kalian Chak is about 18 km away. Sahibganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balidih (under 2 km), Bichpura (under 2 km) and Dhanela (under 2 km).

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

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