About Mahun Village

Mahun is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 472 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177108
Area (hectares)	131.75 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	472
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahun compares

By the 2011 count Mahun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 131.75 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Mahun

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

Mahun lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 20 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 Mahun
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	31 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	35 km

Villages closest to Mahun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahun village had a population of 934. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Mahun village has 472 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahun has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Mahun is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahun covers 131.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahun falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahun is Amb Andaura, about 20 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 Mahun.

Mahun is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahun is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Rakkar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.