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About Majakot Village

Majakot is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 51 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 242125
Area (hectares) 55.78 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 51
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majakot compares

By the 2011 count Majakot is the 69th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 55.78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Majakot

Majakot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Majakot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Majakot from other places

Majakot lies about 74 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 74 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 Majakot
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 27 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 27 km
District headquarters Garhwal 74 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 74 km

Villages closest to Majakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majakot village had a population of 113. That makes it the 69th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Majakot village has 51 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majakot has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Majakot is 242125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majakot covers 55.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majakot falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majakot is Rishikesh, about 74 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majakot.

Majakot is about 74 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majakot is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 27 km away. Srīnagar is about 27 km away. Garhwal is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhas Kot (under 2 km), Utrasu (3.1 km) and Chaukhal (6.6 km).

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

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