About Dher Majra Village

Dher Majra is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 240 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dher Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dher Majra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	454
Male Population	240
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dher Majra compares

By the 2011 count Dher Majra is the 72nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dher Majra

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

How far is Dher Majra from other places

Dher Majra lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 3.0 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 Dher Majra
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	9.6 km
Nearest town	Ropar	11 km
District headquarters	Solan	48 km

Villages closest to Dher Majra

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

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Common questions about Dher Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dher Majra village had a population of 454. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dher Majra village has 240 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dher Majra has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dher Majra is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dher Majra covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dher Majra falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dher Majra is Ghanauli, about 3.0 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 village for Dher Majra.

Dher Majra is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dher Majra is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 3.0 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.6 km away. Ropar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.