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About Maheru Village

Maheru is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 884 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheru village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 510.32 hectares
Population 1,704
Male Population 884
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 30th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 510.32 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 938.

Getting to Maheru

The census records public bus service for Maheru as Available within 5 - 10 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 33 km from Kapurthala, 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
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 8.4 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 8.4 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 33 km

Villages closest to Maheru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phagwara 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 1,704. That makes it the 30th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Maheru village has 884 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheru has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Maheru is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheru covers 510.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheru falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheru.

Maheru is about 33 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Sadarpur (2.2 km), Harbanspur (2.3 km) and Hradaspur (2.3 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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