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About Majhin Village

Majhin is a mid sized village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 421 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 180017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhin village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Jammu
Pincode 180017
Area (hectares) 319.7 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 421
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majhin compares

By the 2011 count Majhin is the 117th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 319.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Majhin

Majhin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhin as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Majhin from other places

Majhin lies about 4.4 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 4.7 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 Majhin
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Bajalta 4.7 km

Villages closest to Majhin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhin village had a population of 811. That makes it the 117th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Majhin village has 421 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhin has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Majhin is 180017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhin covers 319.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhin falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Majhin is Bajalta, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhin.

Majhin is about 4.4 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhin is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu is about 4.4 km away. Bajalta is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thathar (under 2 km), Machhial (under 2 km) and Khanpur (3.7 km).

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

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