About Majra Village

Majra is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 502 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143534
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	502
Female Population	458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majra compares

By the 2011 count Majra is the 130th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Majra from other places

Majra lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 3.6 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	Kandrori	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	8.0 km
Nearest town	Pathānkot	8.0 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	29 km

Villages closest to Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 960. That makes it the 130th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Majra village has 502 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Majra is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majra covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majra falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majra is Kandrori, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majra.

Majra is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majra is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandrori is about 3.6 km away. Pathankot is about 8.0 km away. Pathānkot is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.