Majiara is located at The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. Pangachhiya, Majiara, Bhanowara, Domohani, Charanpur, Ratibati and Chelad form a cluster of census towns and an outgrowth on the northern and eastern sides of Asansol.
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 Census Towns..
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Majiara had a total population of 5,444 of which 2,813 were males and 2,631 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 721. The total number of literate persons in Majiara was 3,341.
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According to the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the Asansol Municipal Corporation, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Majiara covered an area of 7.1883 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, handpump, tank, pond, lake. It had 800 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school at Kalla1 km away, the nearest senior secondary school and the nearest general degree college at Asansol 9 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had a public library. Among the important commodities it produced was bricks.
Education
Majiarah High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.
