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About Majra Village

Majra is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 411 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 166.26 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 411
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majra compares

By the 2011 count Majra is the 34th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 166.26 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Majra

Majra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majra from other places

Majra lies about 60 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 3.6 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 Majra
Nearest railway station Kandrori 3.6 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 60 km

Villages closest to Majra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majra village had a population of 806. That makes it the 34th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Majra village has 411 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majra has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Majra is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majra covers 166.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majra falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majra is Kandrori, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Majra is about 60 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majra is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 3.6 km away. Pathānkot is about 8.0 km away. Indora is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhanni (1.6 km), Toki (2.2 km) and Mohtli (3.1 km).

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

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