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About Majhur Village

Majhur is a mid sized village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 577 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 139.6 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 577
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhur compares

By the 2011 count Majhur is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 139.6 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Majhur

Majhur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhur from other places

Majhur lies about 19 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 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 Majhur
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 3.0 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
District headquarters Rajouri 19 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 66 km

Villages closest to Majhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhur village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Majhur village has 577 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Majhur is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhur covers 139.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhur falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Majhur is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majhur.

Majhur is about 19 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhur is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 3.0 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Rajouri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasploot (under 2 km), Shahdra (1.9 km) and Panghai (2.5 km).

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

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