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About Mahog Village

Mahog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 16 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 36.22 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 16
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahog compares

By the 2011 count Mahog is the 214th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 36.22 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahog

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

Mahog lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 7.1 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 Mahog
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Mahog

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 Mahog

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahog village had a population of 35. That makes it the 214th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Mahog village has 16 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahog has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mahog is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahog covers 36.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahog is Kathleeghat, about 7.1 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 Mahog.

Mahog is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 7.1 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Than (under 2 km), Mamlig (under 2 km) and Basheel (1.6 km).

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

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