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About Up Muhal Gahrog Village

Up Muhal Gahrog is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 178 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Gahrog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Gahrog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 178
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Gahrog compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Gahrog is the 17th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Gahrog

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

Up Muhal Gahrog lies about 39 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 Gahrog
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 6.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Gahrog

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 Gahrog

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Gahrog village had a population of 354. That makes it the 17th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Gahrog village has 178 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Gahrog has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Up Muhal Gahrog covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Gahrog 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 Gahrog.

Up Muhal Gahrog is about 39 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 Gahrog is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.1 km away. Shimla is about 39 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 Dahar (under 2 km), Dakahal (1.9 km) and Up Muhal Jashla (1.9 km).

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

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