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About Mairi Khas Village

Mairi Khas is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 1,021 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mairi Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mairi Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 396.15 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mairi Khas compares

By the 2011 count Mairi Khas is the 12th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 396.15 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mairi Khas

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

Mairi Khas lies about 28 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 7.4 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 Mairi Khas
Tehsil headquarters Amb 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 7.4 km
District headquarters Una 28 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 31 km

Villages closest to Mairi Khas

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 Mairi Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Mairi Khas village had a population of 1,892. That makes it the 12th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Mairi Khas village has 1,021 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mairi Khas has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mairi Khas is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mairi Khas covers 396.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mairi Khas falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mairi Khas is Amb Andaura, about 7.4 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 Mairi Khas.

Mairi Khas is about 28 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mairi Khas is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 5.7 km away. Amb Andaura is about 7.4 km away. Una is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patehar (under 2 km), Sapori (1.8 km) and Mughal (2.2 km).

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

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