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About Maira Village

Maira is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 40 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 61.4 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 40
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 325th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 61.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 971.

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 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 6.3 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
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 7.0 km
Nearest town Mamun 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Maira

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.

Common questions about Maira

As per the Census of India 2011, Maira village had a population of 78. That makes it the 325th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Maira village has 40 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira has about 950 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Maira is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maira covers 61.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Maira is Nurpur Road, about 6.3 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 50 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 6.3 km away. Nurpur is about 7.0 km away. Mamun is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudli 62 (1.5 km), Maira Batrah (1.5 km) and Dumal Kaila (1.6 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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