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About Majjur Village

Majjur is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 603 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1179.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majjur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 1179.68 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 603
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majjur compares

By the 2011 count Majjur is the 41st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 1179.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Majjur

Majjur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majjur as Available within village. 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 Majjur from other places

Majjur lies about 28 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 29 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 Majjur
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 9.1 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 19 km
District headquarters Gadag 28 km
Nearest railway station Kalas 29 km

Villages closest to Majjur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majjur village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 41st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Majjur village has 603 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majjur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Majjur is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majjur covers 1179.68 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.

Majjur falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Majjur is Kalas, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majjur.

Majjur is about 28 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majjur is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 9.1 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 19 km away. Gadag is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivajinagar (under 2 km), Kusalapur (3.5 km) and Kadakol (4.5 km).

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

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