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About Majhawa Village

Majhawa is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 438 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.21 hectares hectares.

Majhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 162.21 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 438
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Majhawa compares

By the 2011 count Majhawa is the 224th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 162.21 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Majhawa

Majhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhawa 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 Majhawa from other places

Majhawa lies about 72 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 2.6 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 Majhawa
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 5.1 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 17 km
District headquarters Varanasi 72 km

Villages closest to Majhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhawa village had a population of 876. That makes it the 224th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Majhawa village has 438 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhawa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Majhawa covers 162.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhawa falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhawa is Atraura Halt, about 2.6 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 Majhawa.

Majhawa is about 72 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhawa is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Atraura Halt is about 2.6 km away. Pindra is about 5.1 km away. Gyānpur 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 Majhgawan Kala (under 2 km), Majhgawan Khurd (under 2 km) and Chak Bankat (under 2 km).

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

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