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About Majri Village

Majri is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 124 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 124
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majri compares

By the 2011 count Majri is the 115th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Majri

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

Majri lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Majri
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.5 km
Nearest town Baddi 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 12 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Majri

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 Majri

As per the Census of India 2011, Majri village had a population of 249. That makes it the 115th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Majri village has 124 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Majri covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Majri is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Majri.

Majri is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majri is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 9.5 km away. Baddi is about 9.7 km away. Ghanauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manwala (3.4 km), Lakhanpur (3.8 km) and Rampur (4.8 km).

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

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