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About Majher Village

Majher is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 14 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 14
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Majher compares

By the 2011 count Majher is the 177th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Majher

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

Majher lies about 9.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 1.6 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 Majher
Nearest railway station Sonwara 1.6 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.1 km
District headquarters Solan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 15 km

Villages closest to Majher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majher village had a population of 26. That makes it the 177th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Majher village has 14 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majher has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Majher is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majher covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majher falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Majher is Sonwara, about 1.6 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 Majher.

Majher is about 9.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majher is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 1.6 km away. Kālka is about 8.1 km away. Solan is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (2.2 km), Dhar Guhag (2.2 km) and Dhar Jokhari (2.2 km).

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

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