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About Majri Village

Majri is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,071 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248142
Area (hectares) 76.02 hectares
Population 2,044
Male Population 1,071
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majri compares

By the 2011 count Majri is the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 76.02 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Majri

Majri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Majri from other places

Majri lies about 30 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 Majri
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 6.1 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
District headquarters Dehradun 30 km

Villages closest to Majri

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 Majri

As per the Census of India 2011, Majri village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Majri village has 1,071 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Majri is 248142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majri covers 76.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Majri falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Majri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Majri.

Majri is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majri is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 6.1 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Dehradun 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 Kulhan Matak Majri (under 2 km), Ambari (1.9 km) and Ambari Jungle (1.9 km).

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

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