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About Up Muhal Baghal Village

Up Muhal Baghal is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 120 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Baghal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Baghal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171225
Area (hectares) 85.11 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 120
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Baghal compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Baghal is the 56th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 85.11 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Baghal

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

Up Muhal Baghal lies about 38 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 Baghal
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 2.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 38 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Baghal

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 Baghal

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Baghal village had a population of 235. That makes it the 56th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Baghal village has 120 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Baghal has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Baghal is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Baghal covers 85.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Baghal 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 - 10 km distance for Up Muhal Baghal.

Up Muhal Baghal is about 38 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 Baghal is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.0 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), D P F Baghal (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Baghi (under 2 km).

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

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