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About Mahawari Village

Mahawari is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 102 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 54.54 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 102
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahawari compares

By the 2011 count Mahawari is the 79th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 54.54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahawari

Mahawari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahawari 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. The nearest villages by name are Lathi, Lauga, Luan and Madhawani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahawari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawari village had a population of 194. That makes it the 79th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Mahawari village has 102 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahawari has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mahawari is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahawari covers 54.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mahawari 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 Mahawari.

Mahawari is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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