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About Mahog Village

Mahog is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 133 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 133
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahog compares

By the 2011 count Mahog is the 112th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mahog

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

Mahog lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Mahog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Mahog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahog village had a population of 264. That makes it the 112th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Mahog village has 133 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahog has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Mahog is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahog covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahog falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahog is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Mahog.

Mahog is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 3.7 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhaog (under 2 km), Chindi (under 2 km) and D P F Chindi (under 2 km).

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

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