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About Up Muhal Dharanu Village

Up Muhal Dharanu is a mid sized village in Manali tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 594 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Dharanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Dharanu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Manali
Pincode 175131
Area (hectares) 59.5 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 594
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Dharanu compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Dharanu is the 13th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 622 residents. Its 59.5 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Up Muhal Dharanu

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

Up Muhal Dharanu lies about 15 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 25 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 Up Muhal Dharanu
District headquarters Kullu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Manali 20 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 25 km
Nearest town Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Dharanu

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 Up Muhal Dharanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Dharanu village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 13th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 622 residents.

Up Muhal Dharanu village has 594 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Dharanu has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

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

Up Muhal Dharanu covers 59.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Muhal Dharanu is Zero Point, about 25 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 Up Muhal Dharanu.

Up Muhal Dharanu is about 15 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Up Muhal Dharanu is in Manali tehsil of Kullu district. Kullu is about 15 km away. Manali is about 20 km away. Zero Point is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Tarashi (3.6 km), Muhal Bari (5.4 km) and Up Muhal Shilha (6.0 km).

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

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