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About Muhal Riyara Village

Muhal Riyara is a small village in Manali tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 207 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhal Riyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhal Riyara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Manali
Pincode 175131
Area (hectares) 122.24 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 207
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muhal Riyara compares

By the 2011 count Muhal Riyara is the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 622 residents. Its 122.24 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Muhal Riyara

Muhal Riyara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muhal Riyara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Riyara from other places

Muhal Riyara lies about 23 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 32 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 Riyara
Tehsil headquarters Manali 11 km
District headquarters Kullu 23 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 32 km
Nearest town Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Muhal Riyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhal Riyara village had a population of 432. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 622 residents.

Muhal Riyara village has 207 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhal Riyara has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Muhal Riyara is 175131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhal Riyara covers 122.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muhal Riyara falls under Manali tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muhal Riyara is Zero Point, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Muhal Riyara.

Muhal Riyara is about 23 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhal Riyara is in Manali tehsil of Kullu district. Manali is about 11 km away. Kullu is about 23 km away. Zero Point is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhal Pangan (under 2 km), Up Muhal Shangchar (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Kaliganch (under 2 km).

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

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