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About Maholi Village

Maholi is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 85 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172037
Area (hectares) 91.37 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 85
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maholi compares

By the 2011 count Maholi is the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 91.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Maholi

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

Maholi lies about 35 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 Maholi
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 7.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Maholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maholi village had a population of 183. That makes it the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Maholi village has 85 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maholi has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Maholi is 172037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maholi covers 91.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maholi falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maholi 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 village for Maholi.

Maholi is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maholi is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 7.5 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teshan (1.5 km), Bara Gaon (1.7 km) and Bargal (1.9 km).

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

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