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About Majhidanga Village

Majhidanga is a small village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 40 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713215
Area (hectares) 48.56 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 40
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhidanga compares

By the 2011 count Majhidanga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 48.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 943.

Getting to Majhidanga

Majhidanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhidanga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhidanga from other places

Majhidanga lies about 102 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.7 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 Majhidanga
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 20 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 102 km

Villages closest to Majhidanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhidanga village had a population of 75. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Majhidanga village has 40 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhidanga has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Majhidanga is 713215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhidanga covers 48.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhidanga falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majhidanga is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhidanga.

Majhidanga is about 102 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhidanga is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Rampur Hat is about 2.6 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.7 km away. Kanksa 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 Bandra (2.2 km), Basudebpur (3.4 km) and Benodpur (4.0 km).

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

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