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About Mukam Village

Mukam is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 312 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.47 hectares hectares.

Mukam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukam village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 59.47 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 312
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mukam compares

By the 2011 count Mukam is the 420th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 59.47 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mukam

Mukam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mukam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mukam from other places

Mukam lies about 48 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Seohara, about 10 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 Mukam
Nearest town Sahaspur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Seohara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 21 km
District headquarters Bijnor 48 km

Villages closest to Mukam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukam village had a population of 560. That makes it the 420th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Mukam village has 312 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukam has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Mukam covers 59.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mukam falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mukam is Seohara, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mukam.

Mukam is about 48 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukam is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Sahaspur is about 7.7 km away. Seohara is about 10 km away. Dhampur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kola Sagar (under 2 km), Mazra Satwai (under 2 km) and Satwai (under 2 km).

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

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