About Mahota Village

Mahota is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 224 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	166.83 hectares
Population	447
Male Population	224
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahota compares

By the 2011 count Mahota is the 47th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 166.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Mahota

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

Mahota lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Mahota
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	16 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	19 km
Nearest town	Shimla	20 km
District headquarters	Mandi	51 km

Villages closest to Mahota

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.

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Common questions about Mahota

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahota village had a population of 447. That makes it the 47th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Mahota village has 224 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahota has about 996 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 Mahota is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahota covers 166.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahota is Summer Hill, 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 Mahota.

Mahota is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahota is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 16 km away. Summer Hill is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.