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About Mahadev Village

Mahadev is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 552 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahadev Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadev village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176060
Area (hectares) 195.44 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 552
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahadev compares

By the 2011 count Mahadev is the 24th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 195.44 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Mahadev

Mahadev is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahadev as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahadev from other places

Mahadev lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.7 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 Mahadev
Nearest railway station Paror 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km

Villages closest to Mahadev

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadev village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 24th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Mahadev village has 552 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadev has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Mahadev is 176060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahadev covers 195.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahadev falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahadev is Paror, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Mahadev.

Mahadev 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.

Mahadev is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.7 km away. Palampur is about 12 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 Brankar (under 2 km), Darang Khas (under 2 km) and Cheli (1.7 km).

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

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