About Maheshund Village

Maheshund is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 34 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshund village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	173210
Area (hectares)	22 hectares
Population	78
Male Population	34
Female Population	44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,294
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshund compares

By the 2011 count Maheshund is the 149th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Maheshund

Maheshund is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheshund as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lachog, Lalon, Lohan and Madhana. 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.

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Common questions about Maheshund

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshund village had a population of 78. That makes it the 149th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Maheshund village has 34 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshund has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Maheshund is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshund covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshund falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maheshund notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheshund.

Maheshund is in Nerua 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.