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About Majhehr Village

Majhehr is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 79 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175026
Area (hectares) 38.77 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 79
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhehr compares

By the 2011 count Majhehr is the 144th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 38.77 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1086.

Getting to Majhehr

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

Majhehr lies about 25 km from Mandi, 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 Majhehr
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km

Villages closest to Majhehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhehr village had a population of 152. That makes it the 144th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Majhehr village has 79 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhehr has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Majhehr is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhehr covers 38.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhehr falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhehr 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 Majhehr.

Majhehr is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhehr is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Joginder Nagar is about 12 km away. Sarkaghat is about 21 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 Badoi (4.1 km), Rachhot (4.6 km) and Badal (4.9 km).

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

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