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About Up Muhal Kunch Village

Up Muhal Kunch is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 103 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Kunch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Kunch village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 103
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Kunch compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Kunch is the 154th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Up Muhal Kunch

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

Up Muhal Kunch lies about 22 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 Kunch
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Kunch

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 Kunch

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Kunch village had a population of 206. That makes it the 154th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Up Muhal Kunch village has 103 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Kunch has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Up Muhal Kunch is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Muhal Kunch covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Kunch 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 Kunch.

Up Muhal Kunch is about 22 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 Kunch is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kun (under 2 km), Up Muhal Shatal (under 2 km) and Bhaut (under 2 km).

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

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