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About Guru Majra Village

Guru Majra is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 568 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 530 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guru Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guru Majra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 568
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 530
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 Guru Majra compares

By the 2011 count Guru Majra is the 18th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Guru Majra

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

Guru Majra lies about 33 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 18 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 Guru Majra
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 18 km
District headquarters Solan 33 km

Villages closest to Guru 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 Guru Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Guru Majra village had a population of 869. That makes it the 18th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Guru Majra village has 568 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guru Majra has about 530 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

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

Guru Majra covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Guru Majra is Ghanauli, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guru Majra.

Guru Majra is about 33 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guru Majra is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 2.4 km away. Ghanauli is about 18 km away. Solan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akanwali (under 2 km), Harraipur (under 2 km) and Chanal Majra (under 2 km).

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

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