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About Majri Village

Majri is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 272 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 272
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majri compares

By the 2011 count Majri is the 102nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 888.

Getting to Majri

Majri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Hardwar. 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
Nearest town Roorkee 9.0 km
District headquarters Hardwar 24 km

Villages closest to Majri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laksar 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 502. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Majri village has 272 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majri has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Majri is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majri covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majri falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Majri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majri.

Majri is about 24 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majri is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about 9.0 km away. Hardwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majri Akbarpur (under 2 km), Musahibpur Majri (under 2 km) and Dayalpur (4.2 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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