# Up Muhal Tarah Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Up Muhal Tarah

Up Muhal Tarah is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 56 households**, the 27th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 313people (2011)
- 56households
- 69.2%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Up Muhal Tarah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Muhal Tarah is 171217.** Up Muhal Tarah falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025633

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

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

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)192 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)92 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 Tarah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Tarah; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kupvi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Tarah known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 14% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Tarah

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Tarah in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Up Muhal Tarah · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****84%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**92%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Tarah?

■ Up Muhal Tarah · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****809**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****49.8%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (24%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 104 (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

- Baura345 people
- Up Muhal Lohan Dhar345 people
- Jubbli337 people
- Kanah336 people
- Up Muhal Thanah308 people
- Chind298 people
- Sanat298 people
- Bauth285 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 Tarah?171217
- How far is Up Muhal Tarah from Shimla?192 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Tarah?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Tarah in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Tarah?69.2% (Census 2011)