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About Majgaon Village

Majgaon is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 127 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,283 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263640
Area (hectares) 132.78 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 127
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,283
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majgaon is the 30th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 132.78 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Majgaon

Majgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Majgaon from other places

Majgaon lies about 54 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 34 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 Majgaon
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 32 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 34 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 54 km

Villages closest to Majgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majgaon village had a population of 290. That makes it the 30th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Majgaon village has 127 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majgaon has about 1283 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Majgaon is 263640. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majgaon covers 132.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majgaon falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majgaon is Ramnagar, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majgaon.

Majgaon is about 54 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majgaon is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 32 km away. Rāmnagar is about 34 km away. Ramnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalmani (4.4 km), Majhera (4.7 km) and Simgari (5.4 km).

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

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