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About Majholi Village

Majholi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 106 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 106
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Majholi compares

By the 2011 count Majholi is the 163rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Majholi

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

Majholi lies about 22 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 Majholi
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Majholi

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 Majholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Majholi village had a population of 200. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Majholi village has 106 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majholi has about 887 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 Majholi is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majholi covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Majholi 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 Majholi.

Majholi is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majholi is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.3 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiri (under 2 km), Basa Mahog (under 2 km) and Jangal Mahog (under 2 km).

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

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