# Maira Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Maira

Maira is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176204**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 14 households**, the 342nd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 78people (2011)
- 14households
- 78.6%literacy
- 176204PIN code

## Maira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maira is 176204.** Maira falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176204
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008409

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maira from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)95 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maira?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Maira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chaloh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Denkwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maira known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 43% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maira

Of every 100 households in Maira in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maira · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**51%

Tap water ****83%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****67%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maira?

■ Maira · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**826

Working population ****32.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 62% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 15 (60%) · **■** Other work 10 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur

- Gurial84 people
- Bharui83 people
- Sugar Nala81 people
- Changrara80 people
- Nulahar78 people
- Basa Jhikla76 people
- Gulahr Pur76 people
- Kothi75 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maira?176204
- How far is Maira from Dharmsala?95 km by road
- What is the population of Maira?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maira in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maira?78.6% (Census 2011)