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About Maira Nagar Village

Maira Nagar is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 540 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maira Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maira Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177213
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 540
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maira Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Maira Nagar is the 57th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Maira Nagar

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

Maira Nagar lies about 54 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 3.1 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 Nagar
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 3.1 km
Nearest town Talwāra 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 26 km
District headquarters Una 54 km

Villages closest to Maira Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maira Nagar village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 57th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Maira Nagar village has 540 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira Nagar has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Maira Nagar is 177213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maira Nagar covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maira Nagar falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maira Nagar is Kartoli Punjab, about 3.1 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 Maira Nagar.

Maira Nagar is about 54 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maira Nagar is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Kartoli Punjab is about 3.1 km away. Talwāra is about 9.8 km away. Amb is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthera (3.7 km), Kuthera Jaswala Nichla (3.7 km) and Kuthera Jaswala Upperla (3.7 km).

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

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