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About Mairura Village

Mairura is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 148 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mairura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mairura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 471.13 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 148
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mairura compares

By the 2011 count Mairura is the 36th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 471.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Mairura

Mairura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mairura as Available within 10+ 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 Mairura from other places

Mairura lies about 34 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Mairura
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 42 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Mairura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mairura village had a population of 334. That makes it the 36th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Mairura village has 148 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mairura has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Mairura is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mairura covers 471.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mairura falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mairura is Kotdwara, about 42 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 village for Mairura.

Mairura is about 34 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mairura is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 34 km away. Kotdwāra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhar (1.8 km), Tolyunba Khal (2.6 km) and Asneth (3.2 km).

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

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