About Majra Village

Majra is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 340 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	87.46 hectares
Population	665
Male Population	340
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 44th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 87.46 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

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 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 5.4 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 railway station	Bharatgarh	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	9.6 km
Nearest town	Ropar	15 km
District headquarters	Solan	49 km

Villages closest to 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 Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Majra village had a population of 665. That makes it the 44th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Majra village has 340 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majra has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Majra covers 87.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Majra is Bharatgarh, about 5.4 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 49 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 Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 5.4 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.6 km away. Ropar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.