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About Majri Village

Majri is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 510 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141416
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 510
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 72nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

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 <5 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 Majri from other places

Majri lies about 31 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 4.6 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 Majri
Tehsil headquarters Payal 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Chawapail 4.6 km
Nearest town Dorāha 10 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 31 km

Villages closest to Majri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 989. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Majri village has 510 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Majri is 141416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majri covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majri falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majri is Chawapail, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majri.

Majri is about 31 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majri is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 3.4 km away. Chawapail is about 4.6 km away. Dorāha is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Madnipur (3.1 km) and Barmalipur (3.2 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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