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About Majgaon Village

Majgaon is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 93 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 835107
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 93
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majgaon is the 212th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Majgaon

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

How far is Majgaon from other places

Majgaon lies about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, 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 Majgaon
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 19 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 34 km

Villages closest to Majgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majgaon village had a population of 201. That makes it the 212th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Majgaon village has 93 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majgaon has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Majgaon is 835107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majgaon covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majgaon falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Majgaon is Chaibasa, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majgaon.

Majgaon is about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majgaon is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 19 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), Bandadih (under 2 km) and Hensal (under 2 km).

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

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