Skip to main content

About Up Muhal Hiranagar Village

Up Muhal Hiranagar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 64 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Hiranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Hiranagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 3 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 64
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Up Muhal Hiranagar compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Hiranagar is the 201st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 3 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Up Muhal Hiranagar

Up Muhal Hiranagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Hiranagar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Up Muhal Hiranagar from other places

Up Muhal Hiranagar lies about 2.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.8 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 Hiranagar
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 2.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 2.9 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Hiranagar

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 Up Muhal Hiranagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Hiranagar village had a population of 119. That makes it the 201st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Up Muhal Hiranagar village has 64 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Hiranagar has about 859 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 Up Muhal Hiranagar is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Hiranagar covers 3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Muhal Hiranagar is Summer Hill, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Up Muhal Hiranagar is about 2.9 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 Hiranagar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 2.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 2.9 km away. Shimla is about 2.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagri (under 2 km), Up Muhal Bhagwati Nagar (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Kamla Nagar (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All