About Mahura Village

Mahura is a large village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 2,119 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 391 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahura village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Boniyar
Pincode	193122
Area (hectares)	110.5 hectares
Population	2,948
Male Population	2,119
Female Population	829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	391
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahura compares

By the 2011 count Mahura is the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 110.5 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Mahura

Mahura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahura from other places

Mahura lies about 24 km from Baramula. 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 Mahura
Tehsil headquarters	Boniyar	24 km
District headquarters	Baramula	24 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	24 km

Villages closest to Mahura

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

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Common questions about Mahura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahura village had a population of 2,948. That makes it the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Mahura village has 2,119 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahura has about 391 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Mahura is 193122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahura covers 110.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahura falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Mahura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahura.

Mahura is about 24 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahura is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 24 km away. Baramula is about 24 km away. Bāramūla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.