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About Mahesh Kowal Village

Mahesh Kowal is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 66 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahesh Kowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahesh Kowal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176109
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 66
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahesh Kowal compares

By the 2011 count Mahesh Kowal is the 69th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 188 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 1207.

Getting to Mahesh Kowal

Mahesh Kowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahesh Kowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahesh Kowal from other places

Mahesh Kowal lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Mahesh Kowal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Mahesh Kowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Mahesh Kowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahesh Kowal village had a population of 189. That makes it the 69th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Mahesh Kowal village has 66 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahesh Kowal has about 1864 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Mahesh Kowal is 176109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahesh Kowal covers 188 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.

Mahesh Kowal falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahesh Kowal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahesh Kowal.

Mahesh Kowal is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahesh Kowal is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajjal (under 2 km), Darsal (under 2 km) and Deryal (under 2 km).

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

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