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About Mahmla Village

Mahmla is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 108 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahmla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 108
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahmla compares

By the 2011 count Mahmla is the 40th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Mahmla

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

How far is Mahmla from other places

Mahmla lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.9 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 Mahmla
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 9.8 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 26 km

Villages closest to Mahmla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmla village had a population of 225. That makes it the 40th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Mahmla village has 108 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmla has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Mahmla is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahmla covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahmla falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahmla is Jutogh, about 5.9 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 village for Mahmla.

Mahmla is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmla is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 9.8 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nihun (under 2 km), Kafled (2.3 km) and Salwana (4.1 km).

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

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