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About Mailey Village

Mailey is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 67 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailey village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176092
Area (hectares) 41.75 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 67
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Mailey compares

By the 2011 count Mailey is the 53rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 41.75 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Mailey

Mailey is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mailey 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 Mailey from other places

Mailey lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 13 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 Mailey
Tehsil headquarters Thural 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Mailey

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailey village had a population of 137. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Mailey village has 67 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailey has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Mailey is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailey covers 41.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mailey falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mailey is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 13 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 Mailey.

Mailey is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailey is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 3.4 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rapot (under 2 km), Bharanta (under 2 km) and Khajurnu (under 2 km).

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

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