About Mihal Village

Mihal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 212 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,283 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mihal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	484
Male Population	212
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,283
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mihal compares

By the 2011 count Mihal is the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Mihal

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

Mihal lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Mihal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	22 km

Villages closest to Mihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mihal village had a population of 484. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Mihal village has 212 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mihal has about 1283 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Mihal is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mihal covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mihal falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mihal is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mihal.

Mihal is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mihal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.