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About Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar Village

Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 62 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 106.52 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 62
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar is the 123rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 106.52 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Gandhi Nagar

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

Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar 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 Gandhi Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar

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 Gandhi Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar village had a population of 123. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar village has 62 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar has about 984 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 Gandhi Nagar is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar covers 106.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar 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 Gandhi Nagar.

Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar 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 Gandhi Nagar 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 Chaugan (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 Gandhi Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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