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About Majhaua Village

Majhaua is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 410 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.11 hectares hectares.

Majhaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhaua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 81.11 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 410
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhaua compares

By the 2011 count Majhaua is the 364th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 81.11 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Majhaua

Majhaua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhaua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhaua from other places

Majhaua lies about 55 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 11 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 Majhaua
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 11 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 19 km
District headquarters Basti 55 km

Villages closest to Majhaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhaua village had a population of 798. That makes it the 364th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Majhaua village has 410 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhaua has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Majhaua covers 81.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhaua falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhaua is Uska Bazar, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Majhaua is about 55 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhaua is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 11 km away. Mehndāwal is about 14 km away. Harraiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marhari (under 2 km), Chakma (under 2 km) and Chakwa (under 2 km).

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

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