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About Mahandeo Village

Mahandeo is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 137 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahandeo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahandeo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 137
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahandeo compares

By the 2011 count Mahandeo is the 105th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Mahandeo

Mahandeo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahandeo 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahandeo from other places

Mahandeo lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 14 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 Mahandeo
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 2.0 km
Nearest town Baddi 13 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 14 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Mahandeo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahandeo village had a population of 281. That makes it the 105th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Mahandeo village has 137 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahandeo has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Mahandeo is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahandeo covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahandeo falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahandeo is Ghanauli, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahandeo.

Mahandeo is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahandeo is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 2.0 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Ghanauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhandian (under 2 km), Ghansot (under 2 km) and Chuhuwal (under 2 km).

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

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