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About Mukhem Village

Mukhem is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 531 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukhem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukhem village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 152.5 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 531
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mukhem compares

By the 2011 count Mukhem is the 9th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 152.5 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Mukhem

Mukhem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mukhem 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mukhem from other places

Mukhem lies about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 50 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 Mukhem
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 21 km
Nearest town Tehri 21 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 50 km

Villages closest to Mukhem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukhem village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 9th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Mukhem village has 531 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukhem has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Mukhem is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukhem covers 152.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mukhem falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mukhem is Harrawala, about 50 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 village for Mukhem.

Mukhem is about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukhem is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 14 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 21 km away. Tehri 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 Mukhem Range (under 2 km), Sadargaon (under 2 km) and Deen Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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