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About Majhyar Village

Majhyar is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 125 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 175050
Area (hectares) 162.12 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 125
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Majhyar compares

By the 2011 count Majhyar is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 162.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Majhyar

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

Majhyar lies about 92 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Majhyar
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 92 km

Villages closest to Majhyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhyar village had a population of 244. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Majhyar village has 125 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhyar has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Majhyar is 175050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhyar covers 162.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhyar falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhyar is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Majhyar.

Majhyar is about 92 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhyar is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Harsar Dehri is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Sandhol is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neri (2.4 km), Dyol (5.9 km) and Gorat (9.2 km).

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

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