About Majhara Village

Majhara is a small village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 203 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731219
Area (hectares)	101.48 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	203
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhara compares

By the 2011 count Majhara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 101.48 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Majhara

Majhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majhara from other places

Majhara lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 4.9 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 Majhara
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	4.9 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	34 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	34 km

Villages closest to Majhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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.

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Common questions about Majhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhara village had a population of 424. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Majhara village has 203 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhara has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Majhara is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhara covers 101.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhara falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majhara is Banshlai Bridge, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhara.

Majhara is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhara is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 4.9 km away. Jangipur is about 17 km away. Murarai II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.