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About Majara Village

Majara is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 259 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 259
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Majara compares

By the 2011 count Majara is the 134th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 947.

Getting to Majara

The census records public bus service for Majara 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 Majara from other places

Majara lies about 23 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 Majara
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 6.9 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 23 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km

Villages closest to Majara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Majara

As per the Census of India 2011, Majara village had a population of 484. That makes it the 134th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Majara village has 259 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majara has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Majara is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majara covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majara falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majara is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 Majara.

Majara is about 23 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majara is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.3 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 6.9 km away. Rupnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahar Majra (under 2 km), Ghahi Majra (under 2 km) and Gurse Majra (under 2 km).

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

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