About Majherhat Village

Majherhat is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,123, made up of 1,083 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majherhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majherhat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Budge Budge II
Pincode	743377
Area (hectares)	104.5 hectares
Population	2,123
Male Population	1,083
Female Population	1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Majherhat compares

By the 2011 count Majherhat is the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 104.5 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Majherhat

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

Majherhat lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 15 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 Majherhat
Nearest town	Pujali	14 km
Nearest railway station	Joka	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budge Budge II	29 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	29 km

Villages closest to Majherhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majherhat village had a population of 2,123. That makes it the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Majherhat village has 1,083 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majherhat has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Majherhat is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majherhat covers 104.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majherhat falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majherhat is Joka, about 15 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 Majherhat.

Majherhat is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majherhat is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 14 km away. Joka is about 15 km away. Budge Budge II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.