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About Mahar I Village

Mahar I is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 149 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,282 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 149
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,282
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahar I compares

By the 2011 count Mahar I is the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1046.

Getting to Mahar I

Mahar I is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahar I 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahar I from other places

Mahar I lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Mahar I
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Mahar I

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.

Common questions about Mahar I

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar I village had a population of 340. That makes it the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Mahar I village has 149 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar I has about 1282 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Mahar I is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar I covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahar I falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahar I is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahar I.

Mahar I is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar I is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 5.0 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnera (1.6 km), Bharial (2.6 km) and Chakban Bhaniar (2.9 km).

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

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