# Up Muhal Dahar Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/up-muhal-dahar/ Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Up Muhal Dahar Up Muhal Dahar is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 44 households**, the 72nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 214people (2011) - 44households - 80.6%literacy - 171204PIN code ## Up Muhal Dahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Muhal Dahar is 171204.** Up Muhal Dahar falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171204 - Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai - Census village code026176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Muhal Dahar from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)82 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town)14 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 Dahar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Dahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dewari Khaneri - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dahar known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 45% of the 101 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 Dahar Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Dahar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Up Muhal Dahar · ■ Kotkhai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****66%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **42% Tap water ****49%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **36% Use banking services ****70%** **76% Television ****74%** **74% Mobile phone ****77%** **84% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **18% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****77%** **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 Dahar? ■ Up Muhal Dahar · ■ Kotkhai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154** **918 Working population ****72.4%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 73% of men and 72% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 50 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (12%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 83 (54%) 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 - Darbar Kotkhai219 people - Joni216 people - Behaun215 people - Tahtoli Satanari214 people - Dalasr206 people - Chunri203 people - Dakahal200 people - Bhawana199 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 Dahar?171204 - How far is Up Muhal Dahar from Shimla?82 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Dahar?214 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Dahar in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Dahar?80.6% (Census 2011)