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About Maidanan Village

Maidanan is a mid sized village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 520 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.9 hectares hectares.

Maidanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maidanan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Area (hectares) 93.9 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 520
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maidanan compares

By the 2011 count Maidanan is the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 93.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Maidanan

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

Maidanan lies about 21 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 Maidanan
Tehsil headquarters Boniyar 21 km
District headquarters Baramula 21 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 21 km

Villages closest to Maidanan

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.

Common questions about Maidanan

As per the Census of India 2011, Maidanan village had a population of 966. That makes it the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Maidanan village has 520 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maidanan has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Maidanan covers 93.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Maidanan 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 village for Maidanan.

Maidanan is about 21 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maidanan is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 21 km away. Baramula is about 21 km away. Bāramūla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salasan (1.7 km), Chotali (2.7 km) and Dara Kujan (2.8 km).

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

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