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About Mahauri Village

Mahauri is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 325 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahauri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 325
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahauri compares

By the 2011 count Mahauri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mahauri

Mahauri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahauri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahauri from other places

Mahauri lies about 34 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 12 km away. 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 Mahauri
Nearest railway station Barog 12 km
Nearest town Solan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 34 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Mahauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Mahauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahauri village had a population of 566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Mahauri village has 325 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahauri has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mahauri is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahauri covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahauri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahauri is Barog, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahauri.

Mahauri is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahauri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Barog is about 12 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Shimla Rural is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikar (8.4 km), Jatol (9.5 km) and Ajdhar (9.6 km).

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

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