About Mashyar Village

Mashyar is a mid sized village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 855 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashyar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	1,716
Male Population	855
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mashyar compares

By the 2011 count Mashyar is the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Mashyar

Mashyar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mashyar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mashyar from other places

Mashyar lies about 54 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 66 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 Mashyar
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	16 km
District headquarters	Kullu	54 km
Nearest town	Mandi	56 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	66 km

Villages closest to Mashyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashyar village had a population of 1,716. That makes it the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Mashyar village has 855 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashyar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Mashyar is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashyar covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mashyar falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mashyar is Shimla, about 66 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mashyar.

Mashyar is about 54 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashyar is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 16 km away. Kullu is about 54 km away. Mandi is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.