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About Mahanta Village

Mahanta is a small village in Una tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 27 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahanta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Una
Pincode 174306
Area (hectares) 166.92 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 27
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahanta compares

By the 2011 count Mahanta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,099 residents. Its 166.92 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mahanta

Mahanta 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 Mahanta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahanta from other places

Mahanta lies about 26 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 11 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 Mahanta
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 11 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Una 26 km

Villages closest to Mahanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahanta village had a population of 50. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,099 residents.

Mahanta village has 27 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahanta has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mahanta is 174306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahanta covers 166.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahanta falls under Una tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahanta is Hoshiarpur, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahanta.

Mahanta is about 26 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahanta is in Una tehsil of Una district. Hoshiarpur is about 11 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 12 km away. Una is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Kalan Nichla (under 2 km), Samoor Kalan Awal (under 2 km) and Samoor Kalan Doam (under 2 km).

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

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