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About Up Muhal Kailash Village

Up Muhal Kailash is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 16 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Kailash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Kailash village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 125.98 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 16
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Kailash compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Kailash is the 385th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 125.98 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Up Muhal Kailash

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

How far is Up Muhal Kailash from other places

Up Muhal Kailash lies about 20 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 Kailash
Tehsil headquarters Theog 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Kailash

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 Kailash

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Kailash village had a population of 28. That makes it the 385th 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 Kailash village has 16 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Kailash has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Up Muhal Kailash covers 125.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Kailash notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kailash.

Up Muhal Kailash is about 20 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 Kailash is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanewal (2.7 km), Jangal Nirgoni (4.4 km) and Jangal Shalku (4.6 km).

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

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