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About Up Muhal Chaugan Village

Up Muhal Chaugan is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 141 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Chaugan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Chaugan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 212.92 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 141
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Chaugan compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Chaugan is the 39th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 212.92 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Chaugan

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

Up Muhal Chaugan lies about 35 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 Chaugan
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Chaugan

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 Chaugan

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Chaugan village had a population of 274. That makes it the 39th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Chaugan village has 141 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Chaugan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Chaugan is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Chaugan covers 212.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Chaugan 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 Chaugan.

Up Muhal Chaugan is about 35 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 Chaugan is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.7 km away. Shimla is about 35 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 Gandhi Nagar (under 2 km), Up Muhal Ganni (under 2 km) and Satral (under 2 km).

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

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