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About Majhera Village

Majhera is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 198 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 57.1 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 198
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhera compares

By the 2011 count Majhera is the 39th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 57.1 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Majhera

Majhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhera as Available within village. 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 Majhera from other places

Majhera 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 Majhera
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 53 km

Villages closest to Majhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhera village had a population of 422. That makes it the 39th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Majhera village has 198 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhera has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Majhera is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhera covers 57.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhera falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhera 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhera.

Majhera 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.

Majhera is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 12 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 16 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 Suan (3.5 km), Bhaglal (4.9 km) and Dalu (4.9 km).

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

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