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About Majra Village

Majra is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 14 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 14
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majra compares

By the 2011 count Majra is the 170th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Majra

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

Majra lies about 38 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 13 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 Majra
Nearest town Naya Gaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Chatouli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 26 km
District headquarters Solan 38 km

Villages closest to Majra

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 Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Majra village had a population of 28. That makes it the 170th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Majra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Majra covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Majra is Chatouli, about 13 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 Majra.

Majra is about 38 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majra is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Naya Gaon is about 11 km away. Chatouli is about 13 km away. Krishangarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kyarta (2.2 km), Parol (2.8 km) and San (7.1 km).

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

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