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About Up Muhal Bari Village

Up Muhal Bari is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 68 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Bari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 68
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Bari compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Bari is the 106th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Bari

Up Muhal Bari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Bari as Available within <5 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 Bari from other places

Up Muhal Bari lies about 37 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 Bari
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 4.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Bari

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 Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Bari village had a population of 142. That makes it the 106th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Bari village has 68 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Bari has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Up Muhal Bari covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Up Muhal Bari is about 37 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 Bari is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakahal (under 2 km), D P F Naga Nali (under 2 km) and Keyari (under 2 km).

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

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