About Majhgaon Village

Majhgaon is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 274 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhgaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248123
Area (hectares)	290.29 hectares
Population	524
Male Population	274
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Majhgaon is the 24th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 290.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Majhgaon

Majhgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhgaon as Available within 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 Majhgaon from other places

Majhgaon lies about 45 km from Dehradun. 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 Majhgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	6.0 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	32 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	45 km

Villages closest to Majhgaon

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

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Common questions about Majhgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhgaon village had a population of 524. That makes it the 24th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Majhgaon village has 274 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhgaon has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Majhgaon is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhgaon covers 290.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhgaon falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Majhgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Majhgaon.

Majhgaon is about 45 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhgaon is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 6.0 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Dehradun is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.