About Mahan Village

Mahan is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 175 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Kotli
Pincode	175003
Area (hectares)	150.84 hectares
Population	376
Male Population	175
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahan compares

By the 2011 count Mahan is the 31st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 150.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Mahan

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

Mahan lies about 64 km from Mandi. 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 Mahan
Nearest town	Shimla	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotli	17 km
District headquarters	Mandi	64 km

Villages closest to Mahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahan village had a population of 376. That makes it the 31st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Mahan village has 175 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahan has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Mahan is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahan covers 150.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahan falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mahan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahan.

Mahan is about 64 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahan is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 8.2 km away. Kotli is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.