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About Majera Village

Majera is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 33 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 9.79 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 33
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majera compares

By the 2011 count Majera is the 443rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 9.79 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Majera

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

Majera lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Majera
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 41 km

Villages closest to Majera

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 Majera

As per the Census of India 2011, Majera village had a population of 58. That makes it the 443rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Majera village has 33 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majera has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Majera is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majera covers 9.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majera falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majera is Kotdwara, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majera.

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

Majera is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Kotdwara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaundi (under 2 km), Kathor (under 2 km) and Kathud (under 2 km).

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

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