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About Majher Village

Majher is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 81 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176071, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176071
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 81
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majher compares

By the 2011 count Majher is the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Majher

Majher is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majher as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Majher from other places

Majher lies about 53 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 12 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 Majher
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 22 km
Nearest town Mandi 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 53 km

Villages closest to Majher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majher village had a population of 169. That makes it the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Majher village has 81 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majher has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Majher is 176071. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majher covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majher falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majher is Joginder Nagar, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Majher.

Majher is about 53 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majher is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 12 km away. Baijnath is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahi Khas (under 2 km), Chhamb (2.2 km) and Babal (4.9 km).

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

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