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About Majhol Village

Majhol is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 161 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 187.89 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 161
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhol compares

By the 2011 count Majhol is the 21st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 187.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 967.

Getting to Majhol

Majhol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhol from other places

Majhol lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 3.5 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 Majhol
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 4.8 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km

Villages closest to Majhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhol village had a population of 327. That makes it the 21st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Majhol village has 161 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhol has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Majhol is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhol covers 187.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhol falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majhol is Kathleeghat, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhol.

Majhol is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhol is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 3.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 4.8 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhala (under 2 km), Jangal Jadari Ka Dhala (under 2 km) and Wakna (under 2 km).

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

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