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About Up Muhal Kufar Village

Up Muhal Kufar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 123 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Kufar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Kufar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 77.43 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 123
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Up Muhal Kufar compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Kufar is the 89th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 77.43 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 Up Muhal Kufar

Up Muhal Kufar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Kufar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Up Muhal Kufar from other places

Up Muhal Kufar lies about 9.4 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 Muhal Kufar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.4 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Kufar

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 Kufar

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Kufar village had a population of 229. That makes it the 89th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Up Muhal Kufar village has 123 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Kufar has about 862 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 Kufar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Kufar covers 77.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Kufar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Muhal Kufar.

Up Muhal Kufar is about 9.4 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 Kufar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 9.4 km away. Shimla is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasufar (under 2 km), Kufar (under 2 km) and Dum Ka Dhank (under 2 km).

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

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