About Mahankal Village

Mahankal is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 256 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahankal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahankal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	47.5 hectares
Population	513
Male Population	256
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahankal compares

By the 2011 count Mahankal is the 65th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 47.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Mahankal

Mahankal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahankal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahankal from other places

Mahankal lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 4.3 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 Mahankal
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Mandir	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	4.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	40 km

Villages closest to Mahankal

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

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Common questions about Mahankal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahankal village had a population of 513. That makes it the 65th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Mahankal village has 256 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahankal has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Mahankal is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahankal covers 47.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahankal falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahankal is Baijnath Mandir, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahankal is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahankal is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about 4.3 km away. Baijnath is about 4.7 km away. Kangra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.