# Up Muhal Bhalwan Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/up-muhal-bhalwan/ Village · Cheta, Shimla # Up Muhal Bhalwan Up Muhal Bhalwan is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 65 households**, the 17th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 407people (2011) - 65households - 73.5%literacy - 171217PIN code ## Up Muhal Bhalwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Muhal Bhalwan is 171217.** Up Muhal Bhalwan falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171217 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025642 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Muhal Bhalwan from nearby towns? - Kupvi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)199 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)99 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 Bhalwan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Bhalwan; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Bhalwan known for? About 17% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Up Muhal Bhalwan Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Bhalwan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Muhal Bhalwan · ■ Cheta rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **85% Toilet within the home ****11%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **76% Tap water ****92%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****83%** **92% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****74%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **15% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bhalwan? ■ Up Muhal Bhalwan · ■ Cheta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **972 Working population ****73.0%** **68.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 65.0% for women. 73% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 60 (20%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 216 (73%) 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 - Dak Shirar526 people - Jokhar461 people - Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran440 people - Chanja429 people - Mishot403 people - Silpab396 people - Tikar393 people - Naura382 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 Bhalwan?171217 - How far is Up Muhal Bhalwan from Shimla?199 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Bhalwan?407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Bhalwan in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Bhalwan?73.5% (Census 2011)