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About Majhaun Village

Majhaun is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 89 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 272.99 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 89
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Majhaun compares

By the 2011 count Majhaun is the 120th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 272.99 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Majhaun

Majhaun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majhaun 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 Majhaun from other places

Majhaun lies about 7.9 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 Majhaun
District headquarters Dehradun 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Majhaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhaun village had a population of 172. That makes it the 120th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Majhaun village has 89 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhaun has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Majhaun is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhaun covers 272.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Majhaun falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Majhaun notes the nearest railway station 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 Majhaun.

Majhaun is about 7.9 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhaun is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Dehradun is about 7.9 km away. Vikasnagar 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 Aamwala (under 2 km), Gujrara Karan Pur (2.2 km) and Phulsani (2.3 km).

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

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