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About Majhwan Village

Majhwan is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 91 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175023
Area (hectares) 47.6 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 91
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Majhwan compares

By the 2011 count Majhwan is the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 47.6 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Majhwan

Majhwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhwan 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 Majhwan from other places

Majhwan lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Majhwan
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.9 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 42 km

Villages closest to Majhwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhwan village had a population of 175. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Majhwan village has 91 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhwan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Majhwan is 175023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhwan covers 47.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhwan falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhwan is Olinda, about 42 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 Majhwan.

Majhwan is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhwan is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakher (under 2 km), Chauk (under 2 km) and Kasmali (under 2 km).

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

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