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About Up Muhal Matlu Village

Up Muhal Matlu is a mid sized village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 389 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 630 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Matlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Matlu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 274.1 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 389
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 630
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Matlu compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Matlu 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 274.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Up Muhal Matlu

Up Muhal Matlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Matlu 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. The nearest villages by name are Up Muhal Kufar Bag, Up Muhal Kufri, Up Muhal Kuftu and Up Muhal Kyarvi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Matlu village had a population of 634. 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 Matlu village has 389 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Matlu has about 630 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Up Muhal Matlu covers 274.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Matlu 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 Matlu.

Up Muhal Matlu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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