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About Majhola Village

Majhola is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 50 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 45.97 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 50
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhola compares

By the 2011 count Majhola is the 264th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 45.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Majhola

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

Majhola lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 3.5 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 Majhola
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 3.5 km
Nearest town Solan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Majhola

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 Majhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhola village had a population of 90. That makes it the 264th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Majhola village has 50 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhola has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Majhola is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhola covers 45.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhola falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhola is Kathleeghat, about 3.5 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 Majhola.

Majhola is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhola is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 3.5 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anji (under 2 km), Balaog (2.5 km) and Kashar (2.8 km).

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

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