About Maharal Village

Maharal is a mid sized village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 755 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176049
Area (hectares)	241.3 hectares
Population	1,518
Male Population	755
Female Population	763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharal compares

By the 2011 count Maharal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 241.3 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Maharal

Maharal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lahri Tarkhana, Lakho, Lapharan and Loharli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Maharal

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharal village had a population of 1,518. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Maharal village has 755 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharal has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Maharal is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharal covers 241.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharal falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maharal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maharal.

Maharal is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.