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About Up Muhal D P F Mel I A Village

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal D P F Mel I A village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal D P F Mel I A compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal D P F Mel I A is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal D P F Mel I A

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal D P F Mel I A as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 D P F Mel I A from other places

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A lies about 36 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 D P F Mel I A
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal D P F Mel I A

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 D P F Mel I A

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal D P F Mel I A village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal D P F Mel I A has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal D P F Mel I A is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Up Muhal D P F Mel I A 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 village for Up Muhal D P F Mel I A.

Up Muhal D P F Mel I A is about 36 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 D P F Mel I A is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mel I (under 2 km), Mel Ii (under 2 km) and Gohach (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Up Muhal D P F Mel I A today is likely to be higher.

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