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About Bara Majhdiha Village

Bara Majhdiha is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 330 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Majhdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Majhdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 330
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Majhdiha compares

By the 2011 count Bara Majhdiha is the 45th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1030.

Getting to Bara Majhdiha

Bara Majhdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Majhdiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Majhdiha from other places

Bara Majhdiha lies about 50 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 12 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 Bara Majhdiha
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 12 km
Nearest town Farakka 22 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 50 km

Villages closest to Bara Majhdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Bara Majhdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Majhdiha village had a population of 636. That makes it the 45th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bara Majhdiha village has 330 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Majhdiha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bara Majhdiha is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Majhdiha covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Majhdiha falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Majhdiha is Barharwa Junction, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Majhdiha.

Bara Majhdiha is about 50 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Majhdiha is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 9.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 12 km away. Farakka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banskola (under 2 km), Chhotamajhdiha (under 2 km) and Solapokhar (1.5 km).

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

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