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About Maslana Village

Maslana is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 80 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maslana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maslana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 98.25 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 80
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maslana compares

By the 2011 count Maslana is the 186th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 98.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Maslana

Maslana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maslana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Maslana from other places

Maslana lies about 33 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 12 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 Maslana
Tehsil headquarters Amb 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 12 km
District headquarters Una 33 km
Nearest town Talwāra 35 km

Villages closest to Maslana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maslana village had a population of 152. That makes it the 186th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Maslana village has 80 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maslana has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Maslana is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maslana covers 98.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maslana falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maslana is Amb Andaura, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maslana.

Maslana is about 33 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maslana is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 9.6 km away. Amb Andaura is about 12 km away. Una is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkara (under 2 km), Nari (under 2 km) and Jawar (1.5 km).

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

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