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About Mahoun Village

Mahoun is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 34 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahoun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahoun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 78.65 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 34
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahoun compares

By the 2011 count Mahoun is the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 78.65 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mahoun

Mahoun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahoun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahoun from other places

Mahoun lies about 46 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 41 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahoun
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 5.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 41 km
District headquarters Chamba 46 km

Villages closest to Mahoun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Brahmaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mahoun

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahoun village had a population of 76. That makes it the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Mahoun village has 34 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahoun has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Mahoun is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahoun covers 78.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahoun falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahoun is Chamunda Marg, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahoun.

Mahoun is about 46 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahoun is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 5.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranghala (1.5 km), Mahndo (1.8 km) and Chobhia (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahoun today is likely to be higher.

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