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About Majhenu Village

Majhenu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 222 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhenu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhenu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 53.39 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 222
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majhenu compares

By the 2011 count Majhenu is the 132nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 53.39 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Majhenu

Majhenu 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 Majhenu 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 Majhenu from other places

Majhenu lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about under 2 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 Majhenu
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Majhenu

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 Majhenu

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhenu village had a population of 454. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Majhenu village has 222 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhenu has about 1045 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 Majhenu is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhenu covers 53.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Majhenu is Panchrukhi, about under 2 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 Majhenu.

Majhenu is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhenu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.3 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagehr (under 2 km), Holsu (under 2 km) and Samriala (under 2 km).

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

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