About Giga Majra Village

Giga Majra is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 350 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, 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	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148022
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	666
Male Population	350
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Giga Majra compares

By the 2011 count Giga Majra is the 139th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Giga Majra

Giga Majra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Giga 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 village. 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 56 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 9.0 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	Khanna	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Mandi Gobindgarh	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	34 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	56 km

Villages closest to Giga Majra

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

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Common questions about Giga Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Giga Majra village had a population of 666. That makes it the 139th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Giga Majra village has 350 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giga Majra has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Giga Majra is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giga Majra covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Giga Majra falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Giga Majra is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Giga Majra.

Giga Majra is about 56 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giga Majra is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Khanna is about 8.7 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 9.0 km away. Malerkotla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.