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About Mairiyara Village

Mairiyara is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 124 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mairiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mairiyara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 68.18 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 124
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mairiyara compares

By the 2011 count Mairiyara is the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 68.18 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Mairiyara

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

Mairiyara lies about 6.9 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 68 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 Mairiyara
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 6.9 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 6.9 km
Nearest town Tehri 43 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 68 km

Villages closest to Mairiyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mairiyara village had a population of 258. That makes it the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Mairiyara village has 124 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mairiyara has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Mairiyara is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mairiyara covers 68.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mairiyara falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mairiyara is Dehradun, about 68 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mairiyara.

Mairiyara is about 6.9 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mairiyara is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 6.9 km away. Uttarkashi is about 6.9 km away. Tehri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhankoli (7.3 km), Dhampur (9.7 km) and Bingadhera Malla (13 km).

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

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