About Majara Village

Majara is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 608 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majara village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144526
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	1,184
Male Population	608
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majara compares

By the 2011 count Majara is the 46th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 937.

Getting to Majara

Majara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majara from other places

Majara lies about 43 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 Majara
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	5.3 km
Nearest town	Ropar	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	24 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	43 km

Villages closest to Majara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majara village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 46th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Majara village has 608 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majara has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Majara is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majara covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majara falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Majara is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 village for Majara.

Majara is about 43 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majara is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.3 km away. Ropar is about 23 km away. Balachaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.