About Maihla Village

Maihla is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 166 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maihla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maihla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	291.47 hectares
Population	324
Male Population	166
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maihla compares

By the 2011 count Maihla is the 104th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 291.47 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Maihla

Maihla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maihla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Maihla from other places

Maihla lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 42 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 Maihla
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	19 km
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	42 km

Villages closest to Maihla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maihla village had a population of 324. That makes it the 104th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Maihla village has 166 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maihla has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Maihla is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maihla covers 291.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maihla falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maihla is Nagrota, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maihla.

Maihla is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maihla is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nagrota is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.