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About Majhok Village

Majhok is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,709, made up of 2,517 males and 2,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhok village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 290.56 hectares
Population 4,709
Male Population 2,517
Female Population 2,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Majhok compares

By the 2011 count Majhok is the 14th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 290.56 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Majhok

Majhok is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhok 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 Majhok from other places

Majhok lies about 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 2.9 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 Majhok
Nearest railway station Hatwar 2.9 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 17 km

Villages closest to Majhok

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 Majhok

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhok village had a population of 4,709. That makes it the 14th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Majhok village has 2,517 males and 2,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhok has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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

Majhok covers 290.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Majhok is Hatwar, about 2.9 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 Majhok.

Majhok is about 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhok is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 2.9 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Goalpokhar I 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 Majlishpur (7.1 km), Chordhappa (8.0 km) and Singhanath Kalan (9.7 km).

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

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