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About Majhera Village

Majhera is a mid sized village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 606 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 243.9 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 606
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Majhera compares

By the 2011 count Majhera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 243.9 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Majhera

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

Majhera lies about 14 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 27 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 Majhera
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 6.0 km
District headquarters Nainital 14 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 14 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 27 km

Villages closest to Majhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Majhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhera village had a population of 1,162. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Majhera village has 606 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhera has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Majhera is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhera covers 243.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhera falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhera is Kathgodam, about 27 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 Majhera.

Majhera is about 14 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhera is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 6.0 km away. Nainital is about 14 km away. Naini Tāl is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaurasi (under 2 km), Lohali (1.6 km) and Sakdena (1.9 km).

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

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