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About Mahliat Village

Mahliat is a mid sized village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 442 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahliat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahliat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 53.6 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 442
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahliat compares

By the 2011 count Mahliat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 53.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Mahliat

Mahliat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahliat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahliat from other places

Mahliat lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 42 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 Mahliat
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 42 km

Villages closest to Mahliat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pangi 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 Mahliat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahliat village had a population of 824. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Mahliat village has 442 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahliat has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Mahliat is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahliat covers 53.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahliat falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahliat is Nagrota, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Mahliat.

Mahliat is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahliat is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nagrota is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmas (4.7 km), Pre Garaon (5.2 km) and Tai (5.3 km).

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

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