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About Up Muhal Kuftu Village

Up Muhal Kuftu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7. The village covers 21.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Kuftu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Kuftu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 21.27 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 7
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Kuftu compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Kuftu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 21.27 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Up Muhal Kuftu

Up Muhal Kuftu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Kuftu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kuftu from other places

Up Muhal Kuftu lies about 23 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 Kuftu
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Kuftu

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 Kuftu

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Kuftu village had a population of 7. 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.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Kuftu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Kuftu covers 21.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Kuftu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Up Muhal Kuftu.

Up Muhal Kuftu is about 23 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 Kuftu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kith Kuftu (under 2 km), Kufar (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Kufar Bag (under 2 km).

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

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