Majida

Majida
Majida
Village
	Majida Location in West Bengal, India Majida Majida (India)
	Coordinates: 23°32′05″N 88°19′17″E / 23.5346°N 88.3214°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713512
Website	bardhaman.gov.in

Majida is a village and Gram Panchayat in Purbasthali II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. Majida village is located approximately 14.2km from the sub-district headquarters of Purbasthali. Barddhaman is the district headquarter of Majida village.

Geography[edit]

The nearest railway station located near the village is Belerhat railway station which is at distance of 82 kilometres from Bandel Junction.^[1]^[2] The nearest river located near the village is Bhagirathi which nearly forms the eastern boundary of the Purbasthali II community development block.^[1]

The nearest town located near the village is Patuli.^[1]^[3] Similarly, the town of Nabadwip is the closest location to Majida for significant economic activities, at a distance of around 22km.

Demographics[edit]

As per the 2011 Census of India Majida had a total population of 9,267, of which 4,789 (52%) were males and 4,478 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 931. The total number of literates in Majida was 5,157 (61.86% of the population over 6 years), out of which 61.27% males and 49.64% females are literate.^[4] There are about 2,372 houses in majida village.

Education[edit]

Majida Gana Bidya Bhaban. High School is a Bengali medium co-educational higher secondary school established in 1955.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ′′Burdwan District and Road Map′′Jui Juli Publication, Leningoarh, B- Block, Chandanpur, Kolkata (ed. 2012) p.1
^ Combined Suburban Time Table, Indian Railways (ed. 2008) p. 202
^ Welcome to the Indiapost Website
^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ "Gana B.B.School". ICBSE. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[JuiJuli-1] ′′Burdwan District and Road Map′′Jui Juli Publication, Leningoarh, B- Block, Chandanpur, Kolkata (ed. 2012) p.1

[2] Combined Suburban Time Table, Indian Railways (ed. 2008) p. 202

[3] Welcome to the Indiapost Website

[census3-2011-4] "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[5] "Gana B.B.School". ICBSE. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

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