About Mahrar Village

Mahrar is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 297 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahrar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	564
Male Population	297
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahrar compares

By the 2011 count Mahrar is the 81st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mahrar

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

Mahrar lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 50 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 Mahrar
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	16 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	16 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Yamunanagar Jagadhri	50 km

Villages closest to Mahrar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Mahrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahrar village had a population of 564. That makes it the 81st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Mahrar village has 297 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahrar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Mahrar is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahrar covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahrar falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahrar is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 50 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 Mahrar.

Mahrar is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahrar is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 16 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.