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About Majri Sikhan Village

Majri Sikhan is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 43 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Sikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri Sikhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141121
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 43
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Majri Sikhan compares

By the 2011 count Majri Sikhan is the 179th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Majri Sikhan

Majri Sikhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majri Sikhan 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 Majri Sikhan from other places

Majri Sikhan lies about 41 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 16 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 Sikhan
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 15 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 41 km

Villages closest to Majri Sikhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majri Sikhan village had a population of 88. That makes it the 179th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Majri Sikhan village has 43 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri Sikhan has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Majri Sikhan is 141121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majri Sikhan covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majri Sikhan falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majri Sikhan is Khamanon, about 16 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 Majri Sikhan.

Majri Sikhan is about 41 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majri Sikhan is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 8.7 km away. Samrala is about 15 km away. Khamanon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaurian (under 2 km), Bhaurla Bet (under 2 km) and Machhiwara Kham (under 2 km).

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

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