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About Majhgawan Kalan Village

Majhgawan Kalan is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,561, made up of 2,236 males and 2,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgawan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgawan Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222146
Area (hectares) 317.61 hectares
Population 4,561
Male Population 2,236
Female Population 2,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhgawan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Majhgawan Kalan is the 22nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 317.61 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Majhgawan Kalan

Majhgawan Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhgawan Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majhgawan Kalan from other places

Majhgawan Kalan lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 4.0 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 Majhgawan Kalan
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Majhgawan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 Majhgawan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgawan Kalan village had a population of 4,561. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Majhgawan Kalan village has 2,236 males and 2,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgawan Kalan has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Majhgawan Kalan is 222146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgawan Kalan covers 317.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhgawan Kalan falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhgawan Kalan is Jalalganj, about 4.0 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 village for Majhgawan Kalan.

Majhgawan Kalan is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgawan Kalan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 4.0 km away. Kerakat is about 20 km away. Jaunpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarahila Khurd (under 2 km), Chauri (under 2 km) and Khutahna (under 2 km).

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

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