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About Gholu Majra Village

Gholu 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 1,680, made up of 919 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholu Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholu Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 1,680
Male Population 919
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
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 Gholu Majra compares

By the 2011 count Gholu Majra is the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Gholu Majra

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

Gholu Majra lies about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 2.4 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 Gholu Majra
Nearest railway station Dapper 2.4 km
Nearest town Lālru 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 6.3 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Gholu 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 Gholu Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholu Majra village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Gholu Majra village has 919 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholu Majra has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

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

Gholu Majra covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gholu Majra is Dapper, about 2.4 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 Gholu Majra.

Gholu Majra is about 19 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.

Gholu Majra is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 2.4 km away. Lālru is about 5.3 km away. Dera Bassi is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toganpur (under 2 km), Daper (1.7 km) and Bair Majra (1.9 km).

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

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