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About Majhogra Village

Majhogra is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 22 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhogra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 32.1 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 22
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhogra compares

By the 2011 count Majhogra is the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 32.1 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 990.

Getting to Majhogra

Majhogra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhogra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Majhogra from other places

Majhogra lies about 23 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 Majhogra
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Majhogra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhogra village had a population of 38. That makes it the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Majhogra village has 22 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhogra has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Majhogra is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhogra covers 32.1 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.

Majhogra falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Majhogra 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 - 10 km distance for Majhogra.

Majhogra is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhogra is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Majhogra (under 2 km), Karani (under 2 km) and Kalind (under 2 km).

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

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