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About Up Muhal Jashla Village

Up Muhal Jashla is a mid sized village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 280 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Jashla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Jashla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 280
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Jashla compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Jashla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Jashla

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

Up Muhal Jashla lies about 41 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 Jashla
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 7.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Jashla

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 Jashla

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Jashla village had a population of 542. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Jashla village has 280 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Jashla has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Up Muhal Jashla covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Jashla 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 Jashla.

Up Muhal Jashla is about 41 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 Jashla is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 41 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), Up Muhal Gahrog (1.9 km) and Thanari (2.5 km).

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

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