Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Majhaili Majhaili is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,798 people in 686 households, the 14th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 3,798 people (2011) - 686 households - 56.9% literacy - 969 females per 1,000 males ## Majhaili PIN code and other codes Majhaili falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Maharajpur - Community development block Purnia East - Census village code 223491 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majhaili from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 15 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majhaili? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Majhaili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gulabbag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Purnia East - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majhaili known for? The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majhaili Of every 100 households in Majhaili in 2011, 22 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Majhaili · ■ Purnia East rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 22% - Toilet within the home 8% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 87% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 61% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96% - Use banking services 23% 22% - Television 9% 12% - Mobile phone 43% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 28% 31% - Own their home 94% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majhaili? ■ Majhaili · ■ Purnia East rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 49.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 968 - Working population 22.5% 33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 170 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 258 (30%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 134 (16%) · ■ Marginal 293 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Purnia East - Pokharia 4,291 people - Birpur 4,198 people - Majhwa 4,122 people - Dewanganj 3,834 people - Parmanandpur 3,263 people - Bhatgawan 3,207 people - Chhatia 2,942 people - Uchitpur 2,890 people All 83 villages in Purnia East ## Quick answers - How far is Majhaili from Purnia? 15 km by road - What is the population of Majhaili? 3,798 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majhaili in? Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majhaili? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/majhaili/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.