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About Mahar Ii Village

Mahar Ii is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 107 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Ii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Ii village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 87.14 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 107
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,234
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 Ii compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Ii is the 96th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 87.14 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Mahar Ii

Mahar Ii is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahar Ii 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 Ii from other places

Mahar Ii lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, 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 Mahar Ii
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Mahar Ii

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 Ii

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Ii village had a population of 239. That makes it the 96th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Mahar Ii village has 107 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Ii has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Mahar Ii covers 87.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahar Ii is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Ii.

Mahar Ii is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar Ii is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Shahpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chari Dhanotu (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Jharer (under 2 km).

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

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