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About Maraihra Village

Maraihra is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 158 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraihra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 158
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maraihra compares

By the 2011 count Maraihra is the 41st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Maraihra

Maraihra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maraihra as Available within village. 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 Maraihra from other places

Maraihra lies about 50 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 47 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 Maraihra
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 32 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 47 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to Maraihra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraihra village had a population of 300. That makes it the 41st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Maraihra village has 158 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraihra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Maraihra is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraihra covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maraihra falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maraihra is Shimla, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Maraihra.

Maraihra is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraihra is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 32 km away. Sundarnagar is about 46 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Maraihra (under 2 km), D P F Raig (under 2 km) and Bohi (2.5 km).

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

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