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About Ghahi Majra Village

Ghahi Majra is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 208 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghahi Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghahi Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 208
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Ghahi Majra compares

By the 2011 count Ghahi Majra is the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ghahi Majra

Ghahi Majra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghahi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghahi Majra from other places

Ghahi Majra 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 Ghahi Majra
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 Ghahi Majra

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 Ghahi Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghahi Majra village had a population of 396. That makes it the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Ghahi Majra village has 208 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghahi Majra has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Ghahi Majra covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghahi Majra falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

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

Ghahi Majra 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.

Ghahi Majra 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), Gurse Majra (under 2 km) and Majara (under 2 km).

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

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