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About Majal Village

Majal is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,598, made up of 1,880 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1859 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344021
Area (hectares) 1859 hectares
Population 3,598
Male Population 1,880
Female Population 1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majal compares

By the 2011 count Majal is the 17th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 1859 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Majal

Majal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majal from other places

Majal lies about 132 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Ajit, about 5.9 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 Majal
Nearest railway station Ajit 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 34 km
Nearest town Siwāna 34 km
District headquarters Barmer 132 km

Villages closest to Majal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majal village had a population of 3,598. That makes it the 17th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Majal village has 1,880 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Majal is 344021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majal covers 1859 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majal falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Majal is Ajit, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Majal is about 132 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majal is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Ajit is about 5.9 km away. Siwana is about 34 km away. Siwāna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laleeya (3.9 km), Kotri (5.5 km) and Ambon Ka Bara (7.0 km).

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

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