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About Up Muhal Chailla Village

Up Muhal Chailla is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 121 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Chailla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Chailla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 97.89 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 121
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Chailla compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Chailla is the 119th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 97.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Up Muhal Chailla

Up Muhal Chailla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Chailla 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 Chailla from other places

Up Muhal Chailla lies about 25 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 Chailla
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Chailla

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 Chailla

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Chailla village had a population of 237. That makes it the 119th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Up Muhal Chailla village has 121 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Chailla has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Chailla is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Chailla covers 97.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Chailla notes the nearest railway station 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 Chailla.

Up Muhal Chailla is about 25 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 Chailla is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raina (under 2 km), Kamanah (under 2 km) and Bagain (under 2 km).

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

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