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About Maihat Village

Maihat is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 239 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maihat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 239
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maihat compares

By the 2011 count Maihat is the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 915.

Getting to Maihat

Maihat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maihat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maihat from other places

Maihat lies about 44 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 39 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 Maihat
Nearest town Mussoorie 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 34 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 39 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 44 km

Villages closest to Maihat

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.

Common questions about Maihat

As per the Census of India 2011, Maihat village had a population of 439. That makes it the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Maihat village has 239 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maihat has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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

Maihat covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Maihat is Dehradun, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Maihat.

Maihat is about 44 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maihat is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 34 km away. Dehradun is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhil Banka Bara (6.5 km), Badhana (12 km) and Klatha (14 km).

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

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