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About Majhowa Village

Majhowa is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 412 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.5 hectares hectares.

Majhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhowa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 73.5 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 412
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhowa compares

By the 2011 count Majhowa is the 172nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 73.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Majhowa

Majhowa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhowa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Majhowa from other places

Majhowa lies about 16 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 1.6 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 Majhowa
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 16 km
District headquarters Ballia 16 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 21 km

Villages closest to Majhowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhowa village had a population of 841. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Majhowa village has 412 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhowa has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Majhowa covers 73.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhowa falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhowa is Majhola Pakarya, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhowa.

Majhowa is about 16 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhowa is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Majhola Pakarya is about 1.6 km away. Rasra is about 16 km away. Ballia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehri (3.7 km), Dehri Shankarpur (3.7 km) and Alampur T Hajouli (3.9 km).

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

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