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About Giga Majra Village

Giga Majra is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 981 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giga Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giga Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 981
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giga Majra compares

By the 2011 count Giga Majra is the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Giga Majra

Giga Majra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Giga Majra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Giga Majra from other places

Giga 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 Giga 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 Giga 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 Giga Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Giga Majra village had a population of 1,889. That makes it the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Giga Majra village has 981 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giga Majra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Giga Majra is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giga Majra covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Giga 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Giga Majra.

Giga 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.

Giga 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), Bar Majra (under 2 km) and Chachu Majra (under 2 km).

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

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