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About Majri Village

Majri is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 326 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 141411
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 326
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majri compares

By the 2011 count Majri is the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 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 76 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is New Morinda Junction, about 7.7 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 Majri
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 7.3 km
Nearest town Morinda 7.5 km
Nearest railway station New Morinda Junction 7.7 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 76 km

Villages closest to Majri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon 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 618. That makes it the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Majri village has 326 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Majri is 141411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majri covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majri falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majri is New Morinda Junction, about 7.7 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 Majri.

Majri is about 76 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majri is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 7.3 km away. Morinda is about 7.5 km away. New Morinda Junction is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prempur (under 2 km), Sandhari Majra (1.9 km) and Sidhupur Kalan (2.0 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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