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About Jenchah Majhai Village

Jenchah Majhai is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 145 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jenchah Majhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jenchah Majhai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 145
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jenchah Majhai compares

By the 2011 count Jenchah Majhai is the 13th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jenchah Majhai

Jenchah Majhai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jenchah Majhai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jenchah Majhai from other places

Jenchah Majhai lies about 4.0 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 39 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 Jenchah Majhai
District headquarters Sirmaur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 8.5 km
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Nearest railway station Barog 39 km

Villages closest to Jenchah Majhai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadahu 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 Jenchah Majhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jenchah Majhai village had a population of 304. That makes it the 13th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Jenchah Majhai village has 145 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jenchah Majhai has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Jenchah Majhai is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jenchah Majhai covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jenchah Majhai falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jenchah Majhai is Barog, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jenchah Majhai.

Jenchah Majhai is about 4.0 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jenchah Majhai is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 4.0 km away. Dadahu is about 8.5 km away. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bana Koti (1.7 km), Dada Khelu (1.9 km) and Chaula Dipaliyon (2.1 km).

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

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