About Kot Maira Village

Kot Maira is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,594, made up of 1,843 males and 1,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Maira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Maira village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181204
Area (hectares)	779.8 hectares
Population	3,594
Male Population	1,843
Female Population	1,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Maira compares

By the 2011 count Kot Maira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 779.8 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kot Maira

Kot Maira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Maira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kot Maira from other places

Kot Maira lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 25 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 Kot Maira
Nearest town	Akhnūr	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	22 km
District headquarters	Jammu	22 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	25 km

Villages closest to Kot Maira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Kot Maira

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Maira village had a population of 3,594. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Kot Maira village has 1,843 males and 1,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Maira has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kot Maira is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Maira covers 779.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Maira falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kot Maira is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kot Maira.

Kot Maira is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Maira is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 4.2 km away. Akhnoor is about 22 km away. Jammu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.