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About Katiraru Majra Village

Katiraru Majra is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 227 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katiraru Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katiraru Majra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 66.48 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 227
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katiraru Majra compares

By the 2011 count Katiraru Majra is the 73rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 66.48 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Katiraru Majra

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

Katiraru Majra lies about 51 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 6.7 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 Katiraru Majra
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 14 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km
District headquarters Solan 51 km

Villages closest to Katiraru 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.

Common questions about Katiraru Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Katiraru Majra village had a population of 435. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Katiraru Majra village has 227 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katiraru Majra has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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

Katiraru Majra covers 66.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Katiraru Majra is Bharatgarh, about 6.7 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 Katiraru Majra.

Katiraru Majra is about 51 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katiraru Majra is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 6.7 km away. Nalagarh is about 14 km away. Ropar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basowal Sultani (under 2 km), Kashmirpur Brahmna (under 2 km) and Kashmirpur Gujra (under 2 km).

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

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