About Maihla Village

Maihla is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 156 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176211
Area (hectares)	74.87 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	156
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maihla compares

By the 2011 count Maihla is the 172nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 74.87 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Maihla

Maihla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maihla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 16 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	Nurpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	16 km
Nearest town	Chamba	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Maihla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 318. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Maihla village has 156 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maihla has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Maihla is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maihla covers 74.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maihla falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maihla is Talara, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maihla.

Maihla is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maihla is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Talara is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.