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About Majura Village

Majura is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 291 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731133
Area (hectares) 103.22 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 291
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majura compares

By the 2011 count Majura is the 89th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 103.22 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Majura

The census records public bus service for Majura as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majura from other places

Majura lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 1.9 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 Majura
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 1.9 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Majura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majura village had a population of 561. That makes it the 89th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Majura village has 291 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majura has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Majura is 731133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majura covers 103.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majura falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majura is Dubrajpur, about 1.9 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 km distance for Majura.

Majura is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majura is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 1.9 km away. Dubrājpur is about 3.3 km away. Khoyrasol is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjuria (under 2 km), Kanakpur (2.9 km) and Bahadurpur (3.8 km).

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

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