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About Majhigawan Village

Majhigawan is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 270 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhigawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231213
Area (hectares) 137.25 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 270
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhigawan compares

By the 2011 count Majhigawan is the 354th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 137.25 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Majhigawan

Majhigawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhigawan as Available within 5 - 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 Majhigawan from other places

Majhigawan lies about 7.2 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Majhigawan
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 7.2 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 7.2 km

Villages closest to Majhigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhigawan village had a population of 535. That makes it the 354th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Majhigawan village has 270 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhigawan has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Majhigawan is 231213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhigawan covers 137.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhigawan falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Majhigawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majhigawan.

Majhigawan is about 7.2 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhigawan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 7.2 km away. Sonbhadra is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pashi Kalana (under 2 km), Deora (under 2 km) and Deora Raja (under 2 km).

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

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