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About Majroe Village

Majroe is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 35 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majroe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majroe village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 48.53 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 35
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Majroe compares

By the 2011 count Majroe is the 324th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 48.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 990.

Getting to Majroe

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

Majroe lies about 27 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 Majroe
Tehsil headquarters Theog 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Majroe

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 Majroe

As per the Census of India 2011, Majroe village had a population of 68. That makes it the 324th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Majroe village has 35 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majroe has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Majroe is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majroe covers 48.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Majroe 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 Majroe.

Majroe is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majroe is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalli (2.6 km), Jangal Shalku (3.4 km) and Jangal Shalli Teer (3.4 km).

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

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