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About Mahori Village

Mahori is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 232 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 232
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahori compares

By the 2011 count Mahori is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mahori

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

Mahori lies about 25 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 Mahori
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Mahori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahori village had a population of 472. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Mahori village has 232 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahori has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Mahori is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahori covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahori falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mahori 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 Mahori.

Mahori is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahori is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.9 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taragaon (under 2 km), Malehri (under 2 km) and Patinal (under 2 km).

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

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