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About Majan Village

Majan is a mid sized village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 396 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.97 hectares hectares.

Majan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 182.97 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 396
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Majan compares

By the 2011 count Majan is the 48th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 182.97 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Majan

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

Majan lies about 31 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, 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 Majan
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Khutaha 12 km
District headquarters Satna 31 km

Villages closest to Majan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majan village had a population of 764. That makes it the 48th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Majan village has 396 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Majan covers 182.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majan falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majan is Khutaha, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majan.

Majan is about 31 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majan is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Birsinghpur is about 2.3 km away. Khutaha is about 12 km away. Satna is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tighara (under 2 km), Hinauta (under 2 km) and Dunaw (1.7 km).

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

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