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About Mahol Village

Mahol is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 151 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 151
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahol compares

By the 2011 count Mahol is the 39th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mahol

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

Mahol lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 3.6 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 Mahol
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 3.6 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 20 km

Villages closest to Mahol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahol village had a population of 313. That makes it the 39th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Mahol village has 151 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahol has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Mahol is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahol covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahol falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahol is Kathleeghat, about 3.6 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 Mahol.

Mahol is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahol is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 3.6 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Arki is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rachhakra (1.5 km), Bani (2.0 km) and Jangal Bani (2.0 km).

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

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