About Mahr Village

Mahr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 141 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	250.83 hectares
Population	300
Male Population	141
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahr compares

By the 2011 count Mahr is the 30th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 250.83 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1070.

Getting to Mahr

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

Mahr lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Mahr
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km

Villages closest to Mahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahr village had a population of 300. That makes it the 30th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Mahr village has 141 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahr has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Mahr is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahr covers 250.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Mahr.

Mahr is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 7.2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.