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Majhua

मझुआ
Palasi mandal
Pincode 854333
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Majhua is a village in Palasi mandal, Araria district, Bihar with a population of 992 across 218 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.3% and is located at coordinates 25.028°N, 87.564°E under PIN 854333.

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ADIL RAJA
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LGD code
222099
Pincode
854333
Post office
Madanpur (Araria)
Population
992
Households
218
Literacy rate
48.3%
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000♂
Workers
364
Distance to district centre
125 km
Distance to mandal centre
150 km
Distance to Patna
252 km
Distance to Kolkata
285 km
Nearest railway station
Kalian Chak · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Borio · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Majhua compares

By population, Majhua ranks #73 of 107 villages in Palasi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.3%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Majhua
48.3%
Palasi mandal
41.8%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
+32 vs mandal average
Majhua
960
Palasi mandal
928
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Majhua
4.6
Palasi mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Majhua at a glance

Majhua is a village of 992 people in 218 households (Census 2011) in Palasi block, Araria district, Bihar, the 73rd-largest of 107 villages in Palasi block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points above the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. It lies 125 km from the Araria district centre, 0 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 18 km from Kalian Chak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854333, served by Madanpur (Araria) post office; the LGD village code is 222099. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Borio, 3 km away. The sarpanch is ADIL RAJA, and the village votes in Mahishi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gautam Krishna. The population is estimated at 1,170 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhikha

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Majhua · Baisi1,64047%0 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Majhua

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
ARARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bhikha
Total area (ha)
126
Irrigated area (ha)
29.8
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Majhua

LGD code
222099
Pincode
854333
Post office
Madanpur (Araria)
Population (Census 2011)
992
Population (projected 2026)
1,170
Households
218
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
960
Literacy rate
48.3%
Coordinates
25.02827°N, 87.56381°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahishi
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gautam Krishna
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ADIL RAJA
Block / Mandal
Palasi
Getting there

How to reach Majhua

Mandal centre
Palasi · ≈ 150 km
≈ 5 h 9 min by car · 6 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Araria · ≈ 125 km
≈ 4 h 17 min by car · 5 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna252 kmcapital
  • Kolkata285 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1267 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKalian Chak18 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Borio3 km
  • CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line56 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station49 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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