Maira Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Maira is a village situated in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 69 families residing in the village Maira. The total population of Maira is 396 out of which 196 are males and 200 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maira is 1,020.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maira village is 64 which is 16% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maira is 1,133 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,020) of Maira village.

Population
396
Families
69
Literacy
74.4%
Sex Ratio
1,020

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maira is 74.4%. Thus Maira village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 84.94% and the female literacy rate is 63.86% in Maira village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Maira village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Maira Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maira village.

Total Male Female
Children 64 30 34
Literacy 74.4% 84.94% 63.86%
Scheduled Caste 85 39 46
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 149 55 94

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Maira village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maira village out of total population, 224 were engaged in work activities. 59.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 224 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 134 85 49
Cultivators 90 50 40
Agriculture Labourer 9 7 2
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 28 22 6
Marginal Workers 90 33 57
Non Working 172 78 94

Nearby Villages to Maira,

Below are the list of villages near Maira village in Saluni.

Village Population
Gumra 390
Pal 257
Thisla 337
Kundal 601
Soori 304
R.F. Dori 42
Dhanel 238
Chakhotar 245
Salwan 889
Gulel 718

Reference