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About Majgaon Village

Majgaon is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 639 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 77.29 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 639
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majgaon is the 87th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 77.29 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Majgaon

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

How far is Majgaon from other places

Majgaon lies about 32 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanganj, about 13 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 Majgaon
Nearest town Bahādurganj 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Kishanganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 32 km

Villages closest to Majgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Majgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Majgaon village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 87th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Majgaon village has 639 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majgaon has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Majgaon is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majgaon covers 77.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majgaon falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majgaon is Kishanganj, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majgaon.

Majgaon is about 32 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majgaon is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bahādurganj is about 9.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 13 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhaiabari (under 2 km), Babhan Gaon (3.4 km) and Lodhan (4.3 km).

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

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