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About Mahera Village

Mahera is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 154 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 141.19 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 154
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahera compares

By the 2011 count Mahera is the 91st largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 141.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Mahera

Mahera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahera from other places

Mahera lies about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 40 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 Mahera
Nearest town Mussoorie 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Mahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahera village had a population of 320. That makes it the 91st largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Mahera village has 154 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahera has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Mahera is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahera covers 141.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahera falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahera is Dehradun, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Mahera.

Mahera is about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahera is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 26 km away. Tehri is about 30 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darmali (under 2 km), Katkhet (under 2 km) and Bandra Koti (under 2 km).

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

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