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About Maina Gharail Village

Maina Gharail is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 333 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maina Gharail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maina Gharail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 333
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maina Gharail compares

By the 2011 count Maina Gharail is the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maina Gharail

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

Maina Gharail lies about 5.9 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Maina Gharail
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 5.9 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 5.9 km
Nearest town Nāhan 18 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 44 km

Villages closest to Maina Gharail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Renuka 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 Maina Gharail

As per the Census of India 2011, Maina Gharail village had a population of 671. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Maina Gharail village has 333 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maina Gharail has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Maina Gharail is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maina Gharail covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maina Gharail falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maina Gharail is Salogra, about 44 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 Maina Gharail.

Maina Gharail is about 5.9 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maina Gharail is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 5.9 km away. Sirmaur is about 5.9 km away. Nāhan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baunal (under 2 km), Ungar Kando (1.5 km) and Kakog (1.8 km).

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

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