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About Majri Village

Majri is a large village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,633, made up of 1,387 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140110
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 2,633
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majri compares

By the 2011 count Majri is the 9th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Majri

Majri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majri as Available within village. 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 Majri from other places

Majri lies about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 8.7 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 Majri
Nearest railway station Chatouli 8.7 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 11 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Majri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharar 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 Majri

As per the Census of India 2011, Majri village had a population of 2,633. That makes it the 9th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Majri village has 1,387 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Majri is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majri covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majri falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majri is Chatouli, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majri.

Majri 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.

Majri is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Chatouli is about 8.7 km away. Kūrāli is about 8.9 km away. Kharar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Sialba (under 2 km) and Khera (under 2 km).

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

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