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About Majalapur Village

Majalapur is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 62 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.95 hectares hectares.

Majalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majalapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 138.95 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 62
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majalapur compares

By the 2011 count Majalapur is the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 138.95 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Majalapur

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

Majalapur lies about 68 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kinkhed, about 3.2 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 Majalapur
Nearest railway station Kinkhed 3.2 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 19 km
District headquarters Washim 68 km

Villages closest to Majalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majalapur village had a population of 118. That makes it the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Majalapur village has 62 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majalapur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Majalapur covers 138.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majalapur falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Majalapur is Kinkhed, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Majalapur.

Majalapur is about 68 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majalapur is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Kinkhed is about 3.2 km away. Murtajāpur is about 12 km away. Karanja 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 Shivan Bk (under 2 km), Bembla (3.1 km) and Khanapur (5.0 km).

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

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