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About Up Muhal Shalat Village

Up Muhal Shalat is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 42 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Shalat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Shalat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 42
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Shalat compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Shalat is the 161st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Shalat

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

Up Muhal Shalat lies about 24 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 Shalat
District headquarters Shimla 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 28 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Shalat

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 Shalat

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Shalat village had a population of 80. That makes it the 161st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Up Muhal Shalat village has 42 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Shalat has about 905 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 Shalat is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Shalat covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Shalat 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 Shalat.

Up Muhal Shalat is about 24 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 Shalat is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 24 km away. Kotkhai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Biran (2.8 km), Chajoli (4.5 km) and Jangal Hararitha (4.7 km).

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

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