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About Majhagawan Village

Majhagawan is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 91 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.69 hectares hectares.

Majhagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhagawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 21.69 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 91
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhagawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhagawan is the 555th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 21.69 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Majhagawan

Majhagawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majhagawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhagawan from other places

Majhagawan lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, 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 Majhagawan
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 11 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Majhagawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhagawan village had a population of 186. That makes it the 555th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Majhagawan village has 91 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhagawan has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Majhagawan covers 21.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhagawan falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhagawan is Sahjanwa, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majhagawan.

Majhagawan is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhagawan is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 1.8 km away. Sahjanwa is about 11 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakharua (under 2 km), Khutbhar (under 2 km) and Satuabhar (under 2 km).

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

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