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About Mahajan Village

Mahajan is one of the larger villages in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,397, made up of 3,879 males and 3,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10852.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahajan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334604
Area (hectares) 10852.41 hectares
Population 7,397
Male Population 3,879
Female Population 3,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahajan compares

By the 2011 count Mahajan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 10852.41 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 911.

Getting to Mahajan

Mahajan 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 Mahajan as Available within village. 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 Mahajan from other places

Mahajan lies about 100 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Mahajan, about under 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 Mahajan
Nearest railway station Mahajan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 33 km
Nearest town Suratgarh 60 km
District headquarters Bikaner 100 km

Villages closest to Mahajan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahajan village had a population of 7,397. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Mahajan village has 3,879 males and 3,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahajan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Mahajan is 334604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahajan covers 10852.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahajan falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mahajan is Mahajan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahajan.

Mahajan is about 100 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahajan is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Mahajan is about under 2 km away. Lunkaransar is about 33 km away. Suratgarh is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalera Patta Mahajan (under 2 km), Mahajan Fieldfiring Range (under 2 km) and Sherpura (7.3 km).

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

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