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About Up Muhal Chaindel Village

Up Muhal Chaindel is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 138 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Chaindel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Chaindel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 179.08 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 138
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Chaindel compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Chaindel is the 36th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 179.08 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Chaindel

Up Muhal Chaindel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Chaindel 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. The nearest villages by name are Up Muhal Badon, Up Muhal Badruni, Up Muhal Baghal and Up Muhal Baghi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chaindel

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Chaindel village had a population of 278. That makes it the 36th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Chaindel village has 138 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Chaindel has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Up Muhal Chaindel covers 179.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Chaindel 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 Chaindel.

Up Muhal Chaindel is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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