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About Mughal Village

Mughal is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 93 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mughal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mughal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 93
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mughal compares

By the 2011 count Mughal is the 170th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mughal

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

Mughal lies about 30 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 7.8 km away. 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 Mughal
Tehsil headquarters Amb 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 7.8 km
District headquarters Una 30 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 32 km

Villages closest to Mughal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb 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 Mughal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mughal village had a population of 185. That makes it the 170th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Mughal village has 93 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mughal has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mughal is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mughal covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mughal falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mughal is Amb Andaura, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Mughal.

Mughal is about 30 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mughal is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 5.9 km away. Amb Andaura is about 7.8 km away. Una is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapori (under 2 km), Gangoti (under 2 km) and Patehar (under 2 km).

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

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