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About Maira Village

Maira is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 18 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maira village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176043
Area (hectares) 15.35 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 18
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,389
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maira compares

By the 2011 count Maira is the 253rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 15.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Maira

Maira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maira from other places

Maira lies about 22 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 39 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 10 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Maira

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

Common questions about Maira

As per the Census of India 2011, Maira village had a population of 43. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Maira village has 18 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Maira is 176043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maira covers 15.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maira falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maira is Olinda, about 39 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maira.

Maira is about 22 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maira is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 10 km away. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patta (3.4 km), Patta Banialan (3.4 km) and Patta Sayala (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maira today is likely to be higher.

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