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About Muchelgaon Village

Muchelgaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 101 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muchelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muchelgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 56.46 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 101
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muchelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Muchelgaon is the 96th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 56.46 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Muchelgaon

Muchelgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muchelgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Muchelgaon from other places

Muchelgaon lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Muchelgaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 37 km

Villages closest to Muchelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muchelgaon village had a population of 220. That makes it the 96th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Muchelgaon village has 101 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muchelgaon has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Muchelgaon is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muchelgaon covers 56.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muchelgaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Muchelgaon is Kotdwara, about 37 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muchelgaon.

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

Muchelgaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Kotdwara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaja (under 2 km), Jaskot (under 2 km) and Meldhar (1.7 km).

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

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