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About Up Muhal Gaddli Village

Up Muhal Gaddli is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 226 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Gaddli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Gaddli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 195.1 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 226
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Gaddli compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Gaddli is the 26th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 195.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Up Muhal Gaddli

Up Muhal Gaddli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Muhal Gaddli as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gaddli from other places

Up Muhal Gaddli lies about 7.1 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 Gaddli
District headquarters Shimla 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 13 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Gaddli

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 Gaddli

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Gaddli village had a population of 437. That makes it the 26th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Up Muhal Gaddli village has 226 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Gaddli has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Up Muhal Gaddli covers 195.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Gaddli 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 village for Up Muhal Gaddli.

Up Muhal Gaddli is about 7.1 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 Gaddli is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 7.1 km away. Theog is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadeog (under 2 km), Gadhiari (under 2 km) and Daniwal (under 2 km).

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

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