# Mahawari Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Mahawari

Mahawari is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 43 households**, the 81st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 194people (2011)
- 43households
- 89.9%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Mahawari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahawari is 172030.** Mahawari falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023913

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahawari from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)92 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahawari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahawari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhutti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahawari known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 59% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahawari

Of every 100 households in Mahawari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Mahawari · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**26%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****91%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahawari?

■ Mahawari · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**935

Working population ****34.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 82.1% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (76%) · **■** Other work 15 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Katheen203 people
- Karewati202 people
- Teshan202 people
- Kui194 people
- Kalmu188 people
- Kowahra186 people
- Rahu185 people
- Kaunthru183 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahawari?172030
- How far is Mahawari from Shimla?92 km by road
- What is the population of Mahawari?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahawari in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahawari?89.9% (Census 2011)