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About Majkhola Village

Majkhola is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 139 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majkhola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 56.3 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 139
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majkhola compares

By the 2011 count Majkhola is the 46th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 56.3 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Majkhola

Majkhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majkhola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Majkhola from other places

Majkhola lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Majkhola
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Majkhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majkhola village had a population of 272. That makes it the 46th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Majkhola village has 139 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majkhola has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Majkhola is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majkhola covers 56.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majkhola falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majkhola is Kotdwara, about 78 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majkhola.

Majkhola is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majkhola is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulyagaon (under 2 km), Dada Dhamdhama (under 2 km) and Naugaon (under 2 km).

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

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