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About Majhera Village

Majhera is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 215 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, 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 Dhari
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 152.5 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 215
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhera compares

By the 2011 count Majhera is the 72nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 152.5 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Majhera

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

Majhera lies about 118 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 20 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
Nearest town Rishīkesh 20 km
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 25 km
District headquarters Nainital 118 km

Villages closest to Majhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhari 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 429. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Majhera village has 215 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhera has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Majhera is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhera covers 152.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majhera falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majhera is Virbhadra, about 20 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 Majhera.

Majhera is about 118 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 Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Rishīkesh is about 20 km away. Virbhadra is about 20 km away. Dhari is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digoli (4.1 km), Sarda Range (8.8 km) and Amadau (12 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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