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About Majhera Village

Majhera is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 42 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 65.86 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 42
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhera compares

By the 2011 count Majhera is the 212th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 65.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Majhera

Majhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhera as Available within <5 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 Majhera from other places

Majhera lies about 7.5 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 22 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 Majhera
District headquarters Champawat 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 15 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 37 km

Villages closest to Majhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhera village had a population of 79. That makes it the 212th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Majhera village has 42 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhera has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Majhera is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhera covers 65.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhera falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhera is Tanakpur, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Majhera.

Majhera is about 7.5 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhera is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 7.5 km away. Lohaghat is about 15 km away. Tanakpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaun (under 2 km), Lara (6.2 km) and Fartola (6.5 km).

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

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