# Mahlana Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Mahlana

Mahlana is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 37 households**, the 92nd largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 196people (2011)
- 37households
- 91.7%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Mahlana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahlana is 173024.** Mahlana falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022846

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

## How far is Mahlana from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)78 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)30 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 Mahlana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahlana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naarag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mahlana known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 14% of the 125 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 Mahlana

Of every 100 households in Mahlana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahlana · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**22%

Tap water ****92%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****92%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Mahlana?

■ Mahlana · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**918

Working population ****65.8%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 85.7% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (12%) · **■** Marginal 15 (12%)

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 Pachhad

- Koti Charawag210 people
- Kathar207 people
- Anji Siwat200 people
- Mehandon Bag200 people
- Shirat Siwli196 people
- Banona195 people
- Bara Chakli193 people
- Malanon-Ki-Ber192 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahlana?173024
- How far is Mahlana from Nahan?78 km by road
- What is the population of Mahlana?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahlana in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahlana?91.7% (Census 2011)