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About Majhapada Village

Majhapada is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 142 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 142
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhapada compares

By the 2011 count Majhapada is the 62nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Majhapada

Majhapada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhapada as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Majhapada from other places

Majhapada lies about 30 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 6.4 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 Majhapada
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 11 km
Nearest town Belpahar 13 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 30 km

Villages closest to Majhapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhapada village had a population of 284. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Majhapada village has 142 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhapada has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Majhapada is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhapada covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhapada falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Majhapada is Kechobahal, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhapada.

Majhapada is about 30 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhapada is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 6.4 km away. Hemgir is about 11 km away. Belpahar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karlikachhar (under 2 km), Khapurikachhara (under 2 km) and Khuntijharia (1.5 km).

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

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