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About Muhal Village

Muhal is a mid sized village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 275 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 896 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 896 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 275
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muhal compares

By the 2011 count Muhal is the 80th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 896 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Muhal

Muhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muhal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Muhal from other places

Muhal lies about 44 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Chhajawa, about 44 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 Muhal
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 25 km
Nearest town Māngrol 40 km
District headquarters Baran 44 km
Nearest railway station Chhajawa 44 km

Villages closest to Muhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhal village had a population of 520. That makes it the 80th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Muhal village has 275 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhal has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Muhal is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhal covers 896 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muhal falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Muhal is Chhajawa, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muhal.

Muhal is about 44 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhal is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 25 km away. Māngrol is about 40 km away. Baran is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sookha Semli (5.9 km), Kunda (7.0 km) and Kundai (7.0 km).

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

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