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About Rao Majra Village

Rao Majra is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 210 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rao Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rao Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 210
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rao Majra compares

By the 2011 count Rao Majra is the 195th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Rao Majra

The census records public bus service for Rao Majra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rao Majra from other places

Rao Majra lies about 14 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 2.1 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 Rao Majra
Nearest railway station Kauli 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 14 km

Villages closest to Rao Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 Rao Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rao Majra village had a population of 385. That makes it the 195th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Rao Majra village has 210 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rao Majra has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Rao Majra is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rao Majra covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rao Majra falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rao Majra is Kauli, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rao Majra.

Rao Majra is about 14 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rao Majra is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 2.1 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakho Majra (under 2 km), Ghumana (under 2 km) and Shahpur Afghanan (2.0 km).

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

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