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About Majhgavan Village

Majhgavan is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 521 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.08 hectares hectares.

Majhgavan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgavan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 63.08 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 521
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhgavan compares

By the 2011 count Majhgavan is the 220th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 63.08 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Majhgavan

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

How far is Majhgavan from other places

Majhgavan lies about 54 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 7.9 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 Majhgavan
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 7.9 km
Nearest town Bānsi 10 km
District headquarters Basti 54 km

Villages closest to Majhgavan

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 Majhgavan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgavan village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 220th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Majhgavan village has 521 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgavan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Majhgavan covers 63.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Majhgavan is Uska Bazar, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhgavan.

Majhgavan is about 54 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgavan is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 6.5 km away. Uska Bazar is about 7.9 km away. Bānsi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majgawa (under 2 km), Margawan (under 2 km) and Datuapur (under 2 km).

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

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