Village · Cheta, Shimla # Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171217. The 2011 Census counted 440 people in 58 households, the 15th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 440 people (2011) - 58 households - 59.6% literacy - 171217 PIN code ## Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran is 171217. Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171217 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025678 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran from nearby towns? - Kupvi (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 198 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shimla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran known for? The main crops are apple and pea. About 57% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran in 2011, 80 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran · ■ Cheta rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 85% - Toilet within the home 17% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 76% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 51% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 94% - Use banking services 92% 92% - Television 42% 29% - Mobile phone 75% 81% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 22% 15% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran? ■ Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran · ■ Cheta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 69.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 928 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 636 972 - Working population 67.3% 68.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 95 (32%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 16 (5%) · ■ Marginal 184 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Cheta - Charauli 571 people - Ahnog 557 people - Dak Shirar 526 people - Jokhar 461 people - Chanja 429 people - Up Muhal Bhalwan 407 people - Mishot 403 people - Silpab 396 people All 91 villages in Cheta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran? 171217 - How far is Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran from Shimla? 198 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran? 440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran in? Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Gaonkhar Oaran? 59.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/up-muhal-gaonkhar-oaran/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.