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About Majoli Village

Majoli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 59 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 59
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majoli compares

By the 2011 count Majoli is the 129th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Majoli

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

Majoli lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Majoli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 1.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Majoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majoli village had a population of 119. That makes it the 129th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Majoli village has 59 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majoli has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Majoli is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majoli covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majoli falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Majoli notes the nearest railway station 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 Majoli.

Majoli is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majoli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 1.5 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaltahar (under 2 km), Kot (under 2 km) and Damehar (under 2 km).

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

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