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About Mugla Village

Mugla is a small village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 80 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176318
Area (hectares) 208.82 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 80
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mugla compares

By the 2011 count Mugla is the 220th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 208.82 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1022.

Getting to Mugla

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

Mugla lies about 2.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 39 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 Mugla
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 39 km

Villages closest to Mugla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugla village had a population of 141. That makes it the 220th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mugla village has 80 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugla has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Mugla is 176318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugla covers 208.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mugla falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mugla is Nurpur Road, about 39 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 Mugla.

Mugla is about 2.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugla is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 2.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwar (under 2 km), Kariana (under 2 km) and Kutehr (under 2 km).

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

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