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About Raju Majra Village

Raju Majra 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 1,345, made up of 714 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raju Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raju Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,345
Male Population 714
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raju Majra compares

By the 2011 count Raju Majra is the 33rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Raju Majra

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

Raju Majra 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 Raju Majra
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 Raju Majra

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.

Common questions about Raju Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Raju Majra village had a population of 1,345. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Raju Majra village has 714 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raju Majra has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Raju Majra is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raju Majra covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Raju Majra 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.

Raju Majra 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.

The closest recorded villages are Golu Majra (under 2 km), Majara (under 2 km) and Majra Jattan (under 2 km).

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

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