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About Majinan Village

Majinan is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 600 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majinan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majinan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 124.4 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 600
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majinan compares

By the 2011 count Majinan is the 102nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 124.4 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Majinan

Majinan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majinan as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majinan from other places

Majinan lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Sibaichandi, about 2.0 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 Majinan
Nearest railway station Sibaichandi 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 5.7 km
Nearest town Pandua 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Majinan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majinan village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Majinan village has 600 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majinan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Majinan is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majinan covers 124.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majinan falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majinan is Sibaichandi, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majinan.

Majinan is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majinan is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Sibaichandi is about 2.0 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 5.7 km away. Pandua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belmuri (4.4 km), Bhastara (5.5 km) and Dhaniakhali (5.7 km).

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

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