About Mao Village

Mao is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 169 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mao village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	53.5 hectares
Population	336
Male Population	169
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mao compares

By the 2011 count Mao is the 30th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 53.5 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 Mao

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

Mao lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 19 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 Mao
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	32 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	39 km

Villages closest to Mao

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 Mao

As per the Census of India 2011, Mao village had a population of 336. That makes it the 30th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Mao village has 169 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mao has about 988 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 Mao is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mao covers 53.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mao is Amb Andaura, about 19 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 Mao.

Mao is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mao is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 19 km away. Rakkar is about 32 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.