About Mahara Village

Mahara is a large village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,290, made up of 1,733 males and 1,557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Surankote
Pincode	185121
Area (hectares)	1427 hectares
Population	3,290
Male Population	1,733
Female Population	1,557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahara compares

By the 2011 count Mahara is the 18th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 1427 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Mahara

Mahara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mahara from other places

Mahara lies about 32 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 57 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 Mahara
Nearest town	Rajaori	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Surankote	32 km
District headquarters	Punch	32 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	57 km

Villages closest to Mahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahara village had a population of 3,290. That makes it the 18th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Mahara village has 1,733 males and 1,557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Mahara is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahara covers 1427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahara falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mahara is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahara.

Mahara is about 32 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahara is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Rajaori is about 27 km away. Surankote is about 32 km away. Punch is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.