About Mahankali Village

Mahankali is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 131 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahankali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahankali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	27.11 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	131
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahankali compares

By the 2011 count Mahankali is the 89th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 27.11 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Mahankali

Mahankali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahankali 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 Mahankali from other places

Mahankali lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Mahankali
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Mahankali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahankali village had a population of 275. That makes it the 89th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Mahankali village has 131 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahankali has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Mahankali is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahankali covers 27.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahankali falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahankali is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Mahankali.

Mahankali is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahankali is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.