About Mahlana Village

Mahlana is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 107 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahlana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahlana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173024
Area (hectares)	125.06 hectares
Population	196
Male Population	107
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahlana compares

By the 2011 count Mahlana is the 92nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 125.06 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 951.

Getting to Mahlana

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

Mahlana lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 13 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 Mahlana
Nearest town	Solan	13 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	26 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	26 km

Villages closest to Mahlana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahlana village had a population of 196. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Mahlana village has 107 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahlana has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mahlana is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahlana covers 125.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahlana falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahlana is Salogra, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Mahlana.

Mahlana is about 26 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahlana is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 13 km away. Salogra is about 13 km away. Pachhad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.