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About Katian Majhar Village

Katian Majhar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 130 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katian Majhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katian Majhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 130
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Katian Majhar compares

By the 2011 count Katian Majhar is the 72nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Katian Majhar

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

Katian Majhar lies about 7.1 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 Katian Majhar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.1 km

Villages closest to Katian Majhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Katian Majhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katian Majhar village had a population of 253. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Katian Majhar village has 130 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katian Majhar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Katian Majhar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katian Majhar covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katian Majhar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katian Majhar notes the nearest railway station 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 Katian Majhar.

Katian Majhar is about 7.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katian Majhar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhar (under 2 km), Up Muhal Majhar (under 2 km) and Kog (under 2 km).

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

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