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About Maira Village

Maira is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 78 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 35.08 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 78
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
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 87th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 35.08 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Khundian 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Maira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 167. That makes it the 87th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Maira village has 78 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Maira is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maira covers 35.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maira falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maira is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maira is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 5.6 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahli (under 2 km), Nahli Jhikla (under 2 km) and Nahli Uperla (under 2 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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