About Majhgaon Village

Majhgaon is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 164 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	54.78 hectares
Population	322
Male Population	164
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majhgaon is the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 54.78 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Majhgaon

Majhgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Majhgaon from other places

Majhgaon lies about 74 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 Majhgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	34 km
District headquarters	Shimla	74 km

Villages closest to Majhgaon

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

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Common questions about Majhgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgaon village had a population of 322. That makes it the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Majhgaon village has 164 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgaon has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Majhgaon is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgaon covers 54.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhgaon falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Majhgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance for Majhgaon.

Majhgaon is about 74 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgaon is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 34 km away. Shimla is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.