About Mahala Village

Mahala is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 96 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	176501
Area (hectares)	83.27 hectares
Population	190
Male Population	96
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahala compares

By the 2011 count Mahala is the 62nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 83.27 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Mahala

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

How far is Mahala from other places

Mahala lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, 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 Mahala
Nearest town	Talwāra	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	34 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Mahala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahala village had a population of 190. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Mahala village has 96 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahala has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Mahala is 176501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahala covers 83.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahala falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahala is Harsar Dehri, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahala.

Mahala is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahala is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 7.5 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 16 km away. Jaswan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.