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About Majhthai Village

Majhthai is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 152 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhthai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhthai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 16.03 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 152
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhthai compares

By the 2011 count Majhthai is the 49th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 16.03 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Majhthai

Majhthai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhthai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhthai from other places

Majhthai lies about 26 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 Majhthai
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 26 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Majhthai

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 Majhthai

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhthai village had a population of 325. That makes it the 49th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Majhthai village has 152 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhthai has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Majhthai covers 16.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Majhthai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhthai.

Majhthai is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhthai is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saunthal (under 2 km), Shanahan (under 2 km) and Jaddog (3.5 km).

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

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