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About Majhali Village

Majhali is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 16 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 562 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.56 hectares hectares.

Majhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 45.56 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 16
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 562
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhali compares

By the 2011 count Majhali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 45.56 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Majhali

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

How far is Majhali from other places

Majhali lies about 30 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 22 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 Majhali
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 22 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 30 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 30 km

Villages closest to Majhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhali village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Majhali village has 16 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhali has about 562 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Majhali covers 45.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhali falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhali is Lusa, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Majhali.

Majhali is about 30 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhali is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 7.5 km away. Lusa is about 22 km away. Sonbhadra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkana (under 2 km), Hinauti (under 2 km) and Chandwa (under 2 km).

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

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