About Up Muhal Dochi Village

Up Muhal Dochi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 192 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Dochi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Dochi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171009
Area (hectares)	22 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	192
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Up Muhal Dochi compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Dochi is the 35th 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 22 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Up Muhal Dochi

Up Muhal Dochi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Dochi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Up Muhal Dochi from other places

Up Muhal Dochi lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 4.2 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 Dochi
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	4.2 km
Nearest town	Solan	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Dochi

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 Dochi

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Dochi village had a population of 381. That makes it the 35th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Up Muhal Dochi village has 192 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Dochi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Up Muhal Dochi covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Muhal Dochi is Kanoh, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Up Muhal Dochi.

Up Muhal Dochi is about 13 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 Dochi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kanoh is about 4.2 km away. Solan is about 9.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.