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About Up Muhal Paloie Village

Up Muhal Paloie is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 185 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Muhal Paloie Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Muhal Paloie village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 185
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Muhal Paloie compares

By the 2011 count Up Muhal Paloie is the 34th 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 111 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Up Muhal Paloie

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

Up Muhal Paloie lies about 19 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 Paloie
Tehsil headquarters Theog 9.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Up Muhal Paloie

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 Paloie

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Muhal Paloie village had a population of 385. That makes it the 34th 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 Paloie village has 185 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Muhal Paloie has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Up Muhal Paloie covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Muhal Paloie 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 <5 km distance for Up Muhal Paloie.

Up Muhal Paloie is about 19 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 Paloie is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.8 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basahat Palana (under 2 km), Palana (under 2 km) and Palvi (under 2 km).

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

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