About Mahera Village

Mahera is a large village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,845 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1638.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Maudaha
Pincode	210501
Area (hectares)	1638.24 hectares
Population	3,364
Male Population	1,845
Female Population	1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	823
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahera compares

By the 2011 count Mahera is the 26th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 1638.24 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Mahera

Mahera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahera from other places

Mahera lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 28 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 Mahera
Tehsil headquarters	Maudaha	17 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	28 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	46 km

Villages closest to Mahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahera village had a population of 3,364. That makes it the 26th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Mahera village has 1,845 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahera has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Mahera is 210501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahera covers 1638.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahera falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahera is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahera.

Mahera is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahera is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Maudaha is about 17 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.