Majhola
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Majhola is a town and a
metre gauge
railway line to District headquarters. Geographically, town is located adjacent to Uttaranchal border in terai region. Terai region is famous for its fertile land and industrious farmers. Agriculture is the mainstay of the town economy. It has one sugar factory in cooperative sector, one distillery and few flour mills. Both sugar factory and distillery are now defunct. Demographic profile of town consists of people from different social groups. Dominant among them are farmers which are mainly Sikhs and upper caste group migrants from eastern Uttar Pradesh. Others are business class upper caste people from western Uttar Pradesh who dominates the town economy. The town has two intermediate colleges and one convent school. There are many places of worship belonging to different religions. The place had a very vibrant sport culture which slowly diminished due to exodus of youth out of town for employment.
Demographics
As of the
2001 Census of India,[1]
Majhola had a population of 21,824. Males constitute 52.45% of the population and females 47.55%. Nyoria Husainpur has an average literacy rate of 29%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 37%, and female literacy is 20%. In Majhola, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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