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About Majuli Village

Majuli is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 492 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majuli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 262.48 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 492
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majuli compares

By the 2011 count Majuli is the 21st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 262.48 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1013.

Getting to Majuli

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

Majuli lies about 76 km from Nainital, 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 Majuli
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 25 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 30 km
District headquarters Nainital 76 km

Villages closest to Majuli

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 Majuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Majuli village had a population of 957. That makes it the 21st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Majuli village has 492 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majuli has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Majuli is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majuli covers 262.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majuli falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majuli 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Majuli.

Majuli is about 76 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majuli is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 25 km away. Kotdwāra is about 30 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 Bagaur (5.1 km), Jhargaon Talla (7.4 km) and Kairagaon (10 km).

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

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