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About Majhigan Village

Majhigan is a mid sized village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 424 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhigan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhigan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757032
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 424
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Majhigan compares

By the 2011 count Majhigan is the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Majhigan

Majhigan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majhigan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhigan from other places

Majhigan lies about 89 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 24 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 Majhigan
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 22 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 24 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 36 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 89 km

Villages closest to Majhigan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhigan village had a population of 828. That makes it the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Majhigan village has 424 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhigan has about 953 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Majhigan is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhigan covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhigan falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Majhigan is Badampahar, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhigan.

Majhigan is about 89 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhigan is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangiriposi is about 22 km away. Badampahar is about 24 km away. Rairangpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (5.4 km), Kadadiha (6.3 km) and Kadamdiha (6.3 km).

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

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