# Maira Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Maira

Maira is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,053 people in 456 households**, the 19th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,053people (2011)
- 456households
- 79.7%literacy
- 181204PIN code

## Maira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maira is 181204.** Maira falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181204
- Gram panchayatMuthi Mara
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005570

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?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Jammui (district HQ)47 km by road
- Jourian (nearest town)2 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jourian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 **paddy and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 62% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Maira · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**85%

Tap water ****14%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**66%

Use banking services ****90%**

**78%

Television ****74%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maira?

■ Maira · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**785

Working population ****27.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 72.8% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 204 (36%) · **■** Marginal 327 (58%)

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 Akhnoor

- Nardi2,719 people
- Dehrian2,269 people
- Bhalwal Brahmana2,133 people
- Jad2,130 people
- Saliohat2,032 people
- Rakh Muthi2,021 people
- Dahoke Jagir2,009 people
- Mawa Brahmana2,000 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maira?181204
- How far is Maira from Jammui?47 km by road
- What is the population of Maira?2,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maira in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Maira?79.7% (Census 2011)
