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About Up Mohal Shamkot Village

Up Mohal Shamkot is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mohal Shamkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mohal Shamkot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 237.78 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 82
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Mohal Shamkot compares

By the 2011 count Up Mohal Shamkot is the 115th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 237.78 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Up Mohal Shamkot

Up Mohal Shamkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Mohal Shamkot 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 Mohal Shamkot from other places

Up Mohal Shamkot lies about 58 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 Mohal Shamkot
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 8.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Up Mohal Shamkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 Mohal Shamkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mohal Shamkot village had a population of 157. That makes it the 115th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Up Mohal Shamkot village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mohal Shamkot has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Up Mohal Shamkot is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mohal Shamkot covers 237.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Up Mohal Shamkot falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Up Mohal Shamkot 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 Mohal Shamkot.

Up Mohal Shamkot is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Up Mohal Shamkot is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.0 km away. Shimla is about 58 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 Langar Kotla (under 2 km), Julikot (under 2 km) and D P F Khanortu (1.6 km).

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

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