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About Muchhal Village

Muchhal is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,348, made up of 2,259 males and 2,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muchhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muchhal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 821 hectares
Population 4,348
Male Population 2,259
Female Population 2,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muchhal compares

By the 2011 count Muchhal is the 10th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 821 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Muchhal

Muchhal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Muchhal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muchhal from other places

Muchhal lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 2.2 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 Muchhal
Nearest railway station Tangra 2.2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 26 km

Villages closest to Muchhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Muchhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Muchhal village had a population of 4,348. That makes it the 10th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Muchhal village has 2,259 males and 2,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muchhal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Muchhal is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muchhal covers 821 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muchhal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muchhal is Tangra, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muchhal.

Muchhal is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muchhal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 2.2 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 11 km away. Baba Bakala is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madh (2.0 km), Tangra (2.3 km) and Thothian (2.7 km).

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

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