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About Majura Village

Majura is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 258 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 104.41 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 258
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majura compares

By the 2011 count Majura is the 87th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 104.41 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 958.

Getting to Majura

Majura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majura 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kultanr Alias Nadiara, Kumia, Lagda and Lusabera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 491. That makes it the 87th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Majura village has 258 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majura has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Majura is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majura covers 104.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majura falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Majura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Majura.

Majura is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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