About Maira Village

Maira is one of the larger villages in Gogri tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,962, made up of 4,170 males and 3,792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Gogri
Pincode	851213
Area (hectares)	1378 hectares
Population	7,962
Male Population	4,170
Female Population	3,792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,758 residents. Its 1378 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

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 27 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Pasraha, about 5.8 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	Pasraha	5.8 km
Nearest town	Gogri Jamālpur	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gogri	11 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	27 km

Villages closest to Maira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gogri 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 7,962. That makes it the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,758 residents.

Maira village has 4,170 males and 3,792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Maira is 851213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maira covers 1378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maira falls under Gogri tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maira is Pasraha, about 5.8 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 27 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maira is in Gogri tehsil of Khagaria district. Pasraha is about 5.8 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 8.5 km away. Gogri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.