About Muthal Village

Muthal is a small village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 127 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muthal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Atholi
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	238.8 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	127
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muthal compares

By the 2011 count Muthal is the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 238.8 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Muthal

Muthal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Muthal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Muthal from other places

Muthal lies about 57 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 112 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 Muthal
Tehsil headquarters	Atholi	20 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	57 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	57 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	112 km

Villages closest to Muthal

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

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Common questions about Muthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Muthal village had a population of 251. That makes it the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Muthal village has 127 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muthal has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Muthal is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muthal covers 238.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muthal falls under Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Muthal is Nurpur Road, about 112 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Muthal.

Muthal is about 57 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muthal is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. Atholi is about 20 km away. Kishtwar is about 57 km away. Kishtwār is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.