# Up Muhal Asha Dhar Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/up-muhal-asha-dhar/ Village · Cheta, Shimla # Up Muhal Asha Dhar Up Muhal Asha Dhar is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 26 households**, the 44th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 149people (2011) - 26households - 73.9%literacy - 171217PIN code ## Up Muhal Asha Dhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Muhal Asha Dhar is 171217.** Up Muhal Asha Dhar falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171217 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025656 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Muhal Asha Dhar from nearby towns? - Kupvi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)225 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)125 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 Asha Dhar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Asha Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Asha Dhar known for? The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 7% of the 424 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 Asha Dhar Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Asha Dhar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Muhal Asha Dhar · ■ Cheta rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **85% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****100%** **92% Television ****20%** **29% Mobile phone ****84%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Asha Dhar? ■ Up Muhal Asha Dhar · ■ Cheta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789** **972 Working population ****61.1%** **68.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 22 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 61 (67%) 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 Cheta - Masrah197 people - Up Muhal Kalal192 people - Gawai191 people - Majh Gaon158 people - Dofta134 people - Dhar Chari124 people - Up Muhal Shathali110 people - Dehran106 people [All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Asha Dhar?171217 - How far is Up Muhal Asha Dhar from Shimla?225 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Asha Dhar?149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Asha Dhar in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Asha Dhar?73.9% (Census 2011)