About Mahraug Village

Mahraug is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 171 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahraug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahraug village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	239.46 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	171
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahraug compares

By the 2011 count Mahraug is the 63rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 239.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mahraug

Mahraug is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahraug as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahraug from other places

Mahraug lies about 38 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 Mahraug
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	21 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Mahraug

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.

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Common questions about Mahraug

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahraug village had a population of 314. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Mahraug village has 171 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahraug has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Mahraug covers 239.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahraug.

Mahraug is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahraug is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.