About Mahal Village

Mahal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 282 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146108
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	569
Male Population	282
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahal compares

By the 2011 count Mahal is the 199th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mahal

Mahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mahal from other places

Mahal lies about 23 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, 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 Mahal
Nearest railway station	Saila Khurd	14 km
Nearest town	Banga	17 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	23 km

Villages closest to Mahal

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

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Common questions about Mahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahal village had a population of 569. That makes it the 199th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mahal village has 282 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahal has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mahal is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahal covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahal is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahal.

Mahal is about 23 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 14 km away. Banga is about 17 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.