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About Mahi Village

Mahi is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 75 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 47.29 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 75
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahi compares

By the 2011 count Mahi is the 81st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 47.29 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahi

Mahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahi from other places

Mahi lies about 5.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about under 2 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 Mahi
Nearest railway station Kandaghat under 2 km
District headquarters Solan 5.4 km

Villages closest to Mahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahi village had a population of 147. That makes it the 81st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Mahi village has 75 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahi has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mahi is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahi covers 47.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahi falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahi is Kandaghat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahi.

Mahi is about 5.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahi is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about under 2 km away. Solan is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ded (under 2 km), Khadar (under 2 km) and Dablog (under 2 km).

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

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