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About Marhawala Village

Marhawala is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 135 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marhawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhawala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 98.49 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 135
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhawala compares

By the 2011 count Marhawala is the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 98.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Marhawala

Marhawala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marhawala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Marhawala from other places

Marhawala lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Marhawala
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 11 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 45 km

Villages closest to Marhawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhawala village had a population of 252. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Marhawala village has 135 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhawala has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Marhawala is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marhawala covers 98.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhawala falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marhawala is Summer Hill, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marhawala.

Marhawala is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhawala is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 11 km away. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabal (2.3 km), D P F Kandhli (2.3 km) and Kandhli (2.3 km).

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

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