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About Majoga Village

Majoga is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 272 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majoga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majoga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 272
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majoga compares

By the 2011 count Majoga is the 63rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Majoga

Majoga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majoga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majoga from other places

Majoga lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Majoga
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 33 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 66 km

Villages closest to Majoga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 Majoga

As per the Census of India 2011, Majoga village had a population of 507. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Majoga village has 272 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majoga has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Majoga is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majoga covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majoga falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majoga is Nurpur Road, about 66 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majoga.

Majoga is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majoga is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehgran (under 2 km), Bhatsar (1.9 km) and Baraila (2.3 km).

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

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