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About Mahasu Village

Mahasu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 152 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahasu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 129.1 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 152
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahasu compares

By the 2011 count Mahasu is the 31st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 129.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mahasu

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

Mahasu lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Mahasu
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Mahasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahasu village had a population of 298. That makes it the 31st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Mahasu village has 152 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahasu has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mahasu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahasu covers 129.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahasu falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mahasu 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 <5 km distance for Mahasu.

Mahasu is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahasu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.8 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramu (under 2 km), Chakroht (under 2 km) and Didi (under 2 km).

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

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