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About Chanal Majra Village

Chanal Majra is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 235 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanal Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanal Majra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 235
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanal Majra compares

By the 2011 count Chanal Majra is the 44th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Chanal Majra

Chanal Majra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanal Majra 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 Chanal Majra from other places

Chanal Majra lies about 34 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 17 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 Chanal Majra
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 17 km
District headquarters Solan 34 km

Villages closest to Chanal Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baddi 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 Chanal Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanal Majra village had a population of 464. That makes it the 44th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Chanal Majra village has 235 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanal Majra has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Chanal Majra is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanal Majra covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanal Majra falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanal Majra is Ghanauli, about 17 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 Chanal Majra.

Chanal Majra is about 34 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanal Majra is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 3.8 km away. Ghanauli is about 17 km away. Solan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mank Pur (under 2 km), Guru Majra (under 2 km) and Harraipur (1.7 km).

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

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