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About Mahlpat Village

Mahlpat is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahlpat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahlpat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 20.11 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahlpat compares

By the 2011 count Mahlpat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 20.11 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Mahlpat

The census records public bus service for Mahlpat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahlpat from other places

Mahlpat lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 2.1 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 Mahlpat
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 2.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km

Villages closest to Mahlpat

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.

Common questions about Mahlpat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahlpat village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Mahlpat village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahlpat has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

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

Mahlpat covers 20.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahlpat is Baijnath Mandir, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mahlpat is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahlpat is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about 2.1 km away. Baijnath is about 2.7 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakol (under 2 km), Ustehr (under 2 km) and Nauhra (under 2 km).

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

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