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About Bar Majra Village

Bar Majra is one of the larger villages in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,031, made up of 4,042 males and 2,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bar Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bar Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 7,031
Male Population 4,042
Female Population 2,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bar Majra compares

By the 2011 count Bar Majra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bar Majra

Bar Majra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bar Majra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bar Majra from other places

Bar Majra lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 13 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 Bar Majra
Nearest town Naya Gaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Chatouli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 18 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Bar Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Bar Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bar Majra village had a population of 7,031. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Bar Majra village has 4,042 males and 2,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bar Majra has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

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

Bar Majra covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bar Majra falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bar Majra is Chatouli, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bar Majra is about 18 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.

Bar Majra is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naya Gaon is about 11 km away. Chatouli is about 13 km away. SAS Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballo Majra (under 2 km), Chachu Majra (under 2 km) and Giga Majra (under 2 km).

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

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