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About Up Muhal Kufri Village

Up Muhal Kufri is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 59 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Kufri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Kufri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 54.87 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 59
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Kufri compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Kufri is the 132nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 54.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Kufri

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

Up Muhal Kufri lies about 9.4 km from Shimla. 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 Kufri
District headquarters Shimla 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 26 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Kufri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Kufri

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Kufri village had a population of 117. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Kufri village has 59 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Kufri has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Kufri is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Kufri covers 54.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Up Muhal Kufri falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Up Muhal Kufri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Up Muhal Kufri.

Up Muhal Kufri is about 9.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Up Muhal Kufri is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 9.4 km away. Kotkhai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chonri (4.2 km), Choela (6.4 km) and Thana (6.6 km).

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

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