About Up Muhal Bara Gaon Village

Up Muhal Bara Gaon is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 289 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Bara Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171009
Area (hectares)	116 hectares
Population	552
Male Population	289
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Bara Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 987.

Getting to Up Muhal Bara Gaon

Up Muhal Bara Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Bara Gaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Up Muhal Bara Gaon from other places

Up Muhal Bara Gaon lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away. 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 Bara Gaon
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	8.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	8.9 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Bara Gaon

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.

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Common questions about Up Muhal Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Bara Gaon village had a population of 552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Up Muhal Bara Gaon village has 289 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Bara Gaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Bara Gaon is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Bara Gaon covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Up Muhal Bara Gaon falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Up Muhal Bara Gaon is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bara Gaon.

Up Muhal Bara Gaon is about 8.9 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 Bara Gaon is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arakshit Ban Bareli (under 2 km), Barah (under 2 km) and Barhai (under 2 km).

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