About Majua Village

Majua is a mid sized village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 580 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734221
Area (hectares)	208.82 hectares
Population	1,164
Male Population	580
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
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 Majua compares

By the 2011 count Majua is the 33rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 208.82 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Majua

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

Majua lies about 14 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Ghoom, about 12 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 Majua
Nearest railway station	Ghoom	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	14 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	14 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	14 km

Villages closest to Majua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Majua

As per the Census of India 2011, Majua village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Majua village has 580 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majua has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Majua is 734221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majua covers 208.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majua falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majua is Ghoom, about 12 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 Majua.

Majua is about 14 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majua is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Ghoom is about 12 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 14 km away. Darjiling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.