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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Up Muhal Chaugan

Up Muhal Chaugan is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 59 households**, the 39th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 274people (2011)
- 59households
- 100.0%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Up Muhal Chaugan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Muhal Chaugan is 171204.** Up Muhal Chaugan falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026132

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

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

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)81 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)33 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 Chaugan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Chaugan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhalaiha
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhalaiha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiyog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Chaugan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulse**. About 22% of the 213 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 Chaugan

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Chaugan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Up Muhal Chaugan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

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

**57%

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

**42%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**36%

Use banking services ****97%**

**76%

Television ****75%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**18%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Chaugan?

■ Up Muhal Chaugan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**918

Working population ****71.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 72% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 128 (65%)

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

- Bagen281 people
- Gobind Pur278 people
- Up Muhal Chaindel278 people
- Halaila275 people
- Bareon273 people
- Jaltahar269 people
- Parsal266 people
- Baramu265 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 Chaugan?171204
- How far is Up Muhal Chaugan from Shimla?81 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Chaugan?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Chaugan in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Chaugan?100.0% (Census 2011)