# Majher Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Majher

Majher is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174030**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 44 households**, the 130th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 232people (2011)
- 44households
- 87.3%literacy
- 174030PIN code

## Majher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majher is 174030.** Majher falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174030
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019260

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Majher from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Majher?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Majher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Majher known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 24% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Majher

Of every 100 households in Majher in 2011, 98 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majher · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**34%

Tap water ****70%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****44%**

**78%

Television ****81%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Majher?

■ Majher · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**909

Working population ****59.9%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 78.8% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 42 (30%) · **■** Marginal 92 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanduta

- Jejwin239 people
- Nagraon239 people
- Bairimiyan237 people
- Baongri237 people
- Tihri230 people
- Soh229 people
- Nihan222 people
- Jamoi220 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majher?174030
- How far is Majher from Bilaspur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Majher?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majher in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Majher?87.3% (Census 2011)