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About Maij Village

Maij is a mid sized village in Pampore tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 917 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.74 hectares hectares.

Maij Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maij village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Pampore
Area (hectares) 230.74 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 917
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maij compares

By the 2011 count Maij is the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,175 residents. Its 230.74 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Maij

Maij is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maij as Available within <5 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 Maij from other places

Maij lies about 17 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 4.7 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 Maij
Tehsil headquarters Pampore 1.9 km
Nearest town Pāmpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Pampur 4.7 km
District headquarters Pulwama 17 km

Villages closest to Maij

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maij village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,175 residents.

Maij village has 917 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maij has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Maij covers 230.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maij falls under Pampore tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Maij is Pampur, about 4.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maij.

Maij is about 17 km from Pulwama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maij is in Pampore tehsil of Pulwama district. Pampore is about 1.9 km away. Pāmpur is about 1.9 km away. Pampur is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagh Anayat Ullah (under 2 km), Lal Pora (under 2 km) and Nambal Bal (2.0 km).

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

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