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About Ban Majra Village

Ban Majra is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 520 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140108
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 520
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Ban Majra compares

By the 2011 count Ban Majra is the 60th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Ban Majra

The census records public bus service for Ban 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 Ban Majra from other places

Ban Majra lies about 13 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 2.0 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 Ban Majra
Nearest railway station Chatouli 2.0 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 2.6 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 15 km

Villages closest to Ban Majra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Majra village had a population of 986. That makes it the 60th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Ban Majra village has 520 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Majra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Ban Majra is 140108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Majra covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ban Majra falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ban Majra is Chatouli, about 2.0 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 Ban Majra.

Ban Majra is about 13 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Majra is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chatouli is about 2.0 km away. Kūrāli is about 2.6 km away. Rupnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charheri (under 2 km), Adhrera (under 2 km) and Sotal (2.2 km).

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

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