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About Majurkha Village

Majurkha is a small village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 208 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majurkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majurkha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 79.32 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 208
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majurkha compares

By the 2011 count Majurkha is the 119th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 79.32 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Majurkha

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

How far is Majurkha from other places

Majurkha lies about 45 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Maju, about 1.5 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 Majurkha
Nearest railway station Maju 1.5 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 45 km

Villages closest to Majurkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majurkha village had a population of 396. That makes it the 119th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Majurkha village has 208 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majurkha has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Majurkha is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majurkha covers 79.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majurkha falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majurkha is Maju, about 1.5 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 km distance for Majurkha.

Majurkha is about 45 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majurkha is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Maju is about 1.5 km away. Dhulagari is about 8.7 km away. Jangipara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ilampur (5.8 km), Gopalnagar (9.6 km) and Ranjapur (10 km).

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

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