About Maira Village

Maira is a large village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,265 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Maira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Mansahi
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	2,529
Male Population	1,265
Female Population	1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maira compares

By the 2011 count Maira is the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Maira

Maira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maira from other places

Maira lies about 8.6 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kuretha, about 2.4 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 Maira
Nearest railway station	Kuretha	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mansahi	8.6 km
District headquarters	Katihar	8.6 km

Villages closest to Maira

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

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Common questions about Maira

As per the Census of India 2011, Maira village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Maira village has 1,265 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Maira covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maira falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maira is Kuretha, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maira.

Maira is about 8.6 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maira is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Kuretha is about 2.4 km away. Mansahi is about 8.6 km away. Katihar is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.