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About Majat Village

Majat is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 616 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 616
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Majat compares

By the 2011 count Majat is the 41st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 875.

Getting to Majat

Majat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Majat 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majat from other places

Majat lies about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 7.1 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 Majat
Nearest railway station Kharar 7.1 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Majat

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 Majat

As per the Census of India 2011, Majat village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 41st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Majat village has 616 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majat has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Majat is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majat covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Majat is Kharar, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majat.

Majat is about 13 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.

Majat is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 7.1 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 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 Todar Majra (under 2 km), Makran (under 2 km) and Majatri (under 2 km).

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

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