# Mahura Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Mahura

Mahura is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193122**. The 2011 Census counted **2,948 people in 390 households**, the 7th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,948people (2011)
- 390households
- 85.0%literacy
- 193122PIN code

## Mahura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahura is 193122.** Mahura falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193122
- Gram panchayatMahura
- Community development blockUri
- Census village code002581

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

## How far is Mahura from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)32 km by road
- Uri (nearest town)27 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 Mahura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uri
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Mahura known for?

The main crops are **fruits, rice and maize**. About 33% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Mahura

Of every 100 households in Mahura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahura · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**36%

Tap water ****96%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**82%

Use banking services ****88%**

**56%

Television ****46%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Mahura?

■ Mahura · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****391**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**851

Working population ****53.9%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 73% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,369 (86%) · **■** Marginal 212 (13%)

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 Boniyar

- Limber4,212 people
- Forest Block3,706 people
- Salamabad Dachhna3,605 people
- Pahli Pora3,402 people
- Bimyar2,784 people
- Zehem Pora2,400 people
- Biji Hama2,346 people
- Tirkanjan2,035 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahura?193122
- How far is Mahura from Baramulla?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mahura?2,948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahura in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mahura?85.0% (Census 2011)
