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About Majhot Village

Majhot 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 1,322, made up of 684 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 626 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 684
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhot compares

By the 2011 count Majhot is the 35th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Majhot

Majhot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majhot 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 Majhot from other places

Majhot lies about 35 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, 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 Majhot
Nearest railway station Khamanon 13 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 16 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 35 km

Villages closest to Majhot

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 Majhot

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhot village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 35th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Majhot village has 684 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhot has about 933 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 Majhot is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhot covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Majhot is Khamanon, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Majhot.

Majhot is about 35 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.

Majhot is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khamanon is about 13 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 14 km away. Balachaur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Kohar (2.1 km) and Lohat (3.3 km).

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

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