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About Maheru Village

Maheru is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 897 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheru village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 897
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Maheru compares

By the 2011 count Maheru is the 29th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 950.

Getting to Maheru

The census records public bus service for Maheru 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 Maheru from other places

Maheru lies about 14 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Chiheru, about 2.8 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 Maheru
Nearest railway station Chiheru 2.8 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 8.4 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 24 km

Villages closest to Maheru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheru village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 29th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Maheru village has 897 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheru has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Maheru is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheru covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheru falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maheru is Chiheru, about 2.8 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 Maheru.

Maheru is about 14 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheru is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Chiheru is about 2.8 km away. Phagwāra is about 8.4 km away. Jalandhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindori Rajputan (9.4 km), Thabalke (11 km) and Bajuha Kalan (11 km).

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

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