# Up Muhal Shangchar Village, Manali, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Manali, Kullu 

# Up Muhal Shangchar

Up Muhal Shangchar is a village in Manali sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175131**. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 165 households**, the 26th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 697people (2011)
- 165households
- 79.2%literacy
- 175131PIN code

## Up Muhal Shangchar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175131
- Community development blockNaggar
- Census village code012697

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

## How far is Up Muhal Shangchar from nearby towns?

- Manali (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)35 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)35 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 Up Muhal Shangchar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Shangchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kullu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shamshi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Up Muhal Shangchar known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and wheat**. About 45% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Muhal Shangchar

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Shangchar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Up Muhal Shangchar · ■ Manali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**32%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**30%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****84%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**16%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Up Muhal Shangchar?

■ Up Muhal Shangchar · ■ Manali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**945

Working population ****72.0%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 74% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 351 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 113 (23%)

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

- Up Muhal Haripur805 people
- Up Muhal Manu Nagar750 people
- Muhal Nasogi718 people
- Up Muhal Parsha702 people
- Up Muhal Khakhanal656 people
- Sajla622 people
- Up Muhal Klath607 people
- Muhal Pangan602 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Shangchar?175131
- How far is Up Muhal Shangchar from Kullu?35 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Shangchar?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Shangchar in?Kullu district (Manali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Shangchar?79.2% (Census 2011)
