About Majhiat Village

Majhiat is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 268 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhiat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	549
Male Population	268
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhiat compares

By the 2011 count Majhiat is the 16th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Majhiat

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

How far is Majhiat from other places

Majhiat lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Majhiat
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	15 km
Nearest town	Shimla	19 km
District headquarters	Solan	27 km

Villages closest to Majhiat

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

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Common questions about Majhiat

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhiat village had a population of 549. That makes it the 16th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Majhiat village has 268 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiat has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Majhiat is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhiat covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhiat falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhiat is Jutogh, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majhiat.

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

Majhiat is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 3.8 km away. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.