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About Up Muhal Shanag Village

Up Muhal Shanag is a mid sized village in Manali tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 425 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Shanag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Shanag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Manali
Pincode 175103
Area (hectares) 159.97 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 425
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Shanag compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Shanag is the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 622 residents. Its 159.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Up Muhal Shanag

Up Muhal Shanag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Shanag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Up Muhal Shanag from other places

Up Muhal Shanag lies about 36 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 41 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 Shanag
Tehsil headquarters Manali 2.7 km
District headquarters Kullu 36 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 41 km
Nearest town Mandi 67 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Shanag

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 Shanag

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Shanag village had a population of 850. That makes it the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 622 residents.

Up Muhal Shanag village has 425 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Shanag is 175103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Shanag covers 159.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Muhal Shanag is Zero Point, about 41 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 km distance for Up Muhal Shanag.

Up Muhal Shanag is about 36 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 Shanag is in Manali tehsil of Kullu district. Manali is about 2.7 km away. Kullu is about 36 km away. Zero Point is about 41 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 Buruwa Majhach (under 2 km), Up Muhal Majhach (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Bahang (under 2 km).

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

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