About Mashran Village

Mashran is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 173 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	342
Male Population	173
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mashran compares

By the 2011 count Mashran is the 25th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mashran

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

Mashran lies about 50 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 Mashran
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	17 km
District headquarters	Shimla	50 km

Villages closest to Mashran

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

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Common questions about Mashran

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashran village had a population of 342. That makes it the 25th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Mashran village has 173 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashran has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Mashran is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashran covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mashran 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 Mashran.

Mashran is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashran is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.