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About Maihap Village

Maihap is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 46 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maihap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maihap village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 46
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maihap compares

By the 2011 count Maihap is the 120th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Maihap

Maihap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maihap as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maihap from other places

Maihap lies about 11 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 Maihap
District headquarters Mandi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 12 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 38 km

Villages closest to Maihap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maihap village had a population of 94. That makes it the 120th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Maihap village has 46 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maihap has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Maihap is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maihap covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maihap falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maihap is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maihap.

Maihap is about 11 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maihap is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Nihri is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Garhka Chhol (5.8 km), Bajaran (6.6 km) and D P F Karangal (6.6 km).

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

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