# Up Muhal Baghi Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Up Muhal Baghi

Up Muhal Baghi is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 200 households**, the 1st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 798people (2011)
- 200households
- 74.9%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Up Muhal Baghi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Muhal Baghi is 171202.** Up Muhal Baghi falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026119

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

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

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)38 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 Baghi?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Baghi; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiyog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Baghi known for?

The main crops are **pulse, maize and wheat**. About 36% of the 241 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 Baghi

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Baghi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Up Muhal Baghi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**42%

Tap water ****75%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**36%

Use banking services ****70%**

**76%

Television ****68%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**18%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****54%**

**79%

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 Baghi?

■ Up Muhal Baghi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**918

Working population ****43.2%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (30%) · **■** Other work 99 (29%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Kotkhai

- Ratnari744 people
- Up Muhal Matlu634 people
- Rajtari619 people
- Guma588 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Baghi?171202
- How far is Up Muhal Baghi from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Baghi?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Baghi in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Baghi?74.9% (Census 2011)
