About Muhal Village

Muhal is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 583 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177117
Area (hectares)	342.89 hectares
Population	1,241
Male Population	583
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muhal compares

By the 2011 count Muhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 342.89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Muhal

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

Muhal lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Muhal
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	35 km

Villages closest to Muhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Muhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhal village had a population of 1,241. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Muhal village has 583 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhal has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Muhal is 177117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhal covers 342.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muhal falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muhal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Muhal.

Muhal is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhal is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 4.5 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.