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About Maj Gaon Village

Maj Gaon is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 32 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maj Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246126
Area (hectares) 34.79 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 32
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,125
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 Maj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maj Gaon is the 126th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 34.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Maj Gaon

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

Maj Gaon lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Maj Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal under 2 km
Nearest town Pauri 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Maj Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaubattakhal 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 Maj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maj Gaon village had a population of 100. That makes it the 126th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Maj Gaon village has 32 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maj Gaon has about 2125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Maj Gaon is 246126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maj Gaon covers 34.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maj Gaon falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maj Gaon is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Maj Gaon.

Maj Gaon is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maj Gaon is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about under 2 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjh Gaon (under 2 km), Bhatwara Urf Dharmpur (under 2 km) and Kuladi (under 2 km).

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

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