Skip to main content

About Maj Gaon Village

Maj Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 3 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246176, 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 Pauri
Pincode 246176
Area (hectares) 5.44 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 3
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,333
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 630th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 5.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

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 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 30 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
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 30 km

Villages closest to Maj Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 10. That makes it the 630th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Maj Gaon village has 3 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maj Gaon has about 2333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Maj Gaon is 246176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maj Gaon covers 5.44 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Maj Gaon is Kotdwara, about 30 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 20 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 Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Kotdwara 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 Manj Gaon (under 2 km), Haira Kholi (under 2 km) and Kholi (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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All