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About Majholi Village

Majholi is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 438 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.15 hectares hectares.

Majholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majholi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 332.15 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 438
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Majholi compares

By the 2011 count Majholi is the 76th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 332.15 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1020.

Getting to Majholi

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

How far is Majholi from other places

Majholi lies about 82 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Lorha, about 28 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 Majholi
Nearest railway station Lorha 28 km
Nearest town Umaria 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 32 km
District headquarters Shahdol 82 km

Villages closest to Majholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majholi village had a population of 859. That makes it the 76th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Majholi village has 438 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majholi has about 961 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 1020.

Majholi covers 332.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majholi falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majholi is Lorha, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majholi.

Majholi is about 82 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majholi is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Lorha is about 28 km away. Umaria is about 31 km away. Jaitpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (4.5 km), Harraha Tola (7.8 km) and Harrha Tola (7.8 km).

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

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