# Muhal Bran Village, Manali, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Manali, Kullu 

# Muhal Bran

Muhal Bran is a village in Manali sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175131**. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 129 households**, the 32nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 555people (2011)
- 129households
- 80.2%literacy
- 175131PIN code

## Muhal Bran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muhal Bran is 175131.** Muhal Bran falls in Manali sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175131
- Community development blockNaggar
- Census village code012694

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Muhal Bran from nearby towns?

- Manali (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)37 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Muhal Bran?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Muhal Bran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kullu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shamshi
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Muhal Bran known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and wheat**. About 24% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Muhal Bran

Of every 100 households in Muhal Bran in 2011, 97 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Muhal Bran · ■ Manali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**32%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**30%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****94%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**16%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**71%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Muhal Bran?

■ Muhal Bran · ■ Manali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**945

Working population ****78.2%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.7% for women. 78% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 326 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 71 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Manali

- Sajla622 people
- Up Muhal Klath607 people
- Muhal Pangan602 people
- Up Muhal Simsa559 people
- Up Muhal Chhiyal551 people
- Up Muhal Buruwa Majhach484 people
- Muhal Gojra482 people
- Up Muhal Dobha450 people

[All 75 villages in Manali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/manali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muhal Bran?175131
- How far is Muhal Bran from Kullu?37 km by road
- What is the population of Muhal Bran?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muhal Bran in?Kullu district (Manali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Muhal Bran?80.2% (Census 2011)
