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About Dhire Majra Village

Dhire Majra is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 426 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhire Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhire Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 426
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhire Majra compares

By the 2011 count Dhire Majra is the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Dhire Majra

Dhire Majra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhire Majra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhire Majra from other places

Dhire Majra lies about 29 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 5.9 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 Dhire Majra
Nearest railway station Lalru 5.9 km
Nearest town Lālru 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 17 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 29 km

Villages closest to Dhire Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Dhire Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhire Majra village had a population of 801. That makes it the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dhire Majra village has 426 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhire Majra has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Dhire Majra is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhire Majra covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhire Majra falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhire Majra is Lalru, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhire Majra.

Dhire Majra is about 29 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhire Majra is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lalru is about 5.9 km away. Lālru is about 6.8 km away. Dera Bassi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasauli (under 2 km), Ramgarh Bhudda (1.5 km) and Ramgarh Urf Rurki (1.5 km).

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

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