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About Majhali Village

Majhali is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 168 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 168
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhali compares

By the 2011 count Majhali is the 70th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Majhali

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

Majhali lies about 64 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 Majhali
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 8.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 64 km

Villages closest to Majhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhali village had a population of 347. That makes it the 70th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Majhali village has 168 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhali has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Majhali is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhali covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhali falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Majhali 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 Majhali.

Majhali is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhali is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.0 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiksa (under 2 km), Devthi (under 2 km) and Kuhl Patena (1.9 km).

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

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