# Maira Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Maira

Maira is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 123 households**, the 198th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 608people (2011)
- 123households
- 80.5%literacy
- 144523PIN code

## Maira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maira is 144523.** Maira falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144523
- Gram panchayatMaira
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032030

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?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)11 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadi Mansowal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 **wheat**. About 64% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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, 91 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Maira · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**52%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****53%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**9%

None of these assets ****20%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**890

Working population ****36.0%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 73.3% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (14%) · **■** Marginal 86 (39%)

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 Garhshankar

- Nauneetpur629 people
- Dadewal622 people
- Chak Narial621 people
- Jalwehra616 people
- Harjiana603 people
- Pachnangal592 people
- Rupowal591 people
- Rattanpur588 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maira?144523
- How far is Maira from Hoshiarpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Maira?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maira in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Maira?80.5% (Census 2011)