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About Up Muhal Shilha Village

Up Muhal Shilha is a small village in Manali tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 161 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Shilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Shilha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Manali
Pincode 175129
Area (hectares) 215.58 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 161
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Up Muhal Shilha compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Shilha is the 49th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 622 residents. Its 215.58 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 934.

Getting to Up Muhal Shilha

Up Muhal Shilha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Shilha 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 Up Muhal Shilha from other places

Up Muhal Shilha lies about 20 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 29 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 Shilha
Tehsil headquarters Manali 14 km
District headquarters Kullu 20 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 29 km
Nearest town Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Shilha

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 Shilha

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Shilha village had a population of 296. That makes it the 49th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 622 residents.

Up Muhal Shilha village has 161 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Shilha has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Shilha is 175129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Shilha covers 215.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Muhal Shilha is Zero Point, about 29 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 Up Muhal Shilha.

Up Muhal Shilha is about 20 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 Shilha is in Manali tehsil of Kullu district. Manali is about 14 km away. Kullu is about 20 km away. Zero Point is about 29 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 Magana (under 2 km), Muhal Bari (2.9 km) and Up Muhal Tarashi (3.0 km).

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

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