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About Maha Thana Village

Maha Thana is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 78 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,282 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maha Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maha Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 33.09 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 78
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,282
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maha Thana compares

By the 2011 count Maha Thana is the 51st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 33.09 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Maha Thana

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

Maha Thana lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 22 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 Maha Thana
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 18 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Maha Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Maha Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Maha Thana village had a population of 178. That makes it the 51st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Maha Thana village has 78 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maha Thana has about 1282 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Maha Thana is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maha Thana covers 33.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maha Thana falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maha Thana is Joginder Nagar, about 22 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 Maha Thana.

Maha Thana is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maha Thana is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 17 km away. Lad Bharol is about 18 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Thana (under 2 km), Banandar (3.8 km) and Banoh (3.8 km).

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

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