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About Majholi Village

Majholi is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 6.6 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Majholi compares

By the 2011 count Majholi is the 327th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 6.6 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1103.

Getting to Majholi

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

Majholi lies about 41 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Majholi
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 17 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 41 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 41 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 81 km

Villages closest to Majholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Majholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Majholi village had a population of 20. That makes it the 327th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Majholi village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majholi has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Majholi is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majholi covers 6.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Majholi falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Majholi is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Majholi.

Majholi is about 41 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majholi is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 17 km away. Pithoragarh is about 41 km away. Pithorāgarh 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 Sameti (under 2 km), Gurauli (1.7 km) and Surauli (1.7 km).

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

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