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About Up Muhal Bhaj Village

Up Muhal Bhaj is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 20 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Bhaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Bhaj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 21.88 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 20
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Bhaj compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Bhaj is the 355th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 21.88 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Up Muhal Bhaj

Up Muhal Bhaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Bhaj as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Up Muhal Bhaj from other places

Up Muhal Bhaj lies about 18 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 Bhaj
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Bhaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Bhaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Bhaj village had a population of 43. That makes it the 355th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Up Muhal Bhaj village has 20 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Bhaj has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Bhaj is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Bhaj covers 21.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Up Muhal Bhaj falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Up Muhal Bhaj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Up Muhal Bhaj.

Up Muhal Bhaj is about 18 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 Bhaj is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kufar Jeta (under 2 km), Kufar Khnal (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Soie (under 2 km).

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

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