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About Majra Jattan Village

Majra Jattan 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 1,512, made up of 771 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majra Jattan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majra Jattan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 1,512
Male Population 771
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majra Jattan compares

By the 2011 count Majra Jattan is the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Majra Jattan

Majra Jattan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majra Jattan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majra Jattan from other places

Majra Jattan 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 Majra Jattan
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 Majra Jattan

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 Majra Jattan

As per the Census of India 2011, Majra Jattan village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Majra Jattan village has 771 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majra Jattan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Majra Jattan is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majra Jattan covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Majra Jattan 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 5 - 10 km distance for Majra Jattan.

Majra Jattan 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.

Majra Jattan 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 Raju Majra (under 2 km).

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

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