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About Mulkoti Village

Mulkoti is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 242 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mulkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mulkoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 148.5 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 242
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mulkoti compares

By the 2011 count Mulkoti is the 27th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 148.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 987.

Getting to Mulkoti

Mulkoti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mulkoti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mulkoti from other places

Mulkoti lies about 9.2 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 Mulkoti
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.2 km

Villages closest to Mulkoti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Mulkoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Mulkoti village had a population of 450. That makes it the 27th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Mulkoti village has 242 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mulkoti has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mulkoti is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mulkoti covers 148.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mulkoti falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mulkoti 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 - 10 km distance for Mulkoti.

Mulkoti is about 9.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mulkoti is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 9.2 km away. Shimla is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanari (under 2 km), Chanarri (under 2 km) and Shari (under 2 km).

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

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