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About Majhakra Village

Majhakra is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 433 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhakra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 34.08 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 433
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhakra compares

By the 2011 count Majhakra is the 41st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 34.08 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Majhakra

Majhakra 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 Majhakra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhakra from other places

Majhakra lies about 4.3 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Majhakra
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 28 km

Villages closest to Majhakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhakra village had a population of 882. That makes it the 41st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Majhakra village has 433 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhakra has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Majhakra is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhakra covers 34.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majhakra falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhakra is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhakra.

Majhakra is about 4.3 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhakra is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandhap (under 2 km), Lundharan (4.9 km) and Kangri (6.1 km).

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

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