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About Maila Village

Maila is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,350 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maila village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 2,569
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maila compares

By the 2011 count Maila is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Maila

The census records public bus service for Maila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maila from other places

Maila lies about 42 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 6.4 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 Maila
Nearest town Sāmba 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Samba 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 18 km
District headquarters Kathua 42 km

Villages closest to Maila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maila village had a population of 2,569. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Maila village has 1,350 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maila has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Maila is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maila covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maila falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Maila is Samba, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maila.

Maila is about 42 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maila is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Sāmba is about 3.4 km away. Samba is about 6.4 km away. Hiranagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Changa (3.9 km), Chak Handa (3.9 km) and Chak Wazir Chand (3.9 km).

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

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