Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Up Muhal Daran Up Muhal Daran is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171225. The 2011 Census counted 99 people in 25 households, the 150th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 99 people (2011) - 25 households - 85.9% literacy - 171225 PIN code ## Up Muhal Daran PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Muhal Daran is 171225. Up Muhal Daran falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171225 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026126 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Muhal Daran from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 82 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Muhal Daran? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Daran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baghal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thiyog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 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 - 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 Daran known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and vegetable. About 7% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Muhal Daran Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Daran in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Up Muhal Daran · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 94% - Toilet within the home 38% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 42% - Tap water 92% 88% - Drinking water within premises 29% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 36% - Use banking services 83% 76% - Television 75% 74% - Mobile phone 96% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 17% 18% - None of these assets 4% 6% - Own their home 92% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Muhal Daran? ■ Up Muhal Daran · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 167 918 - Working population 79.8% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 73.3% for women. 77% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 22 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (5%) · ■ Other work 5 (6%) · ■ Marginal 48 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Chadyana-II 103 people - Up Muhal Kufar Bag 103 people - Bharot 100 people - Shoshan 99 people - Karali 97 people - Pajol 97 people - Jangal Kamhali 94 people - Jharoli 92 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Daran? 171225 - How far is Up Muhal Daran from Shimla? 82 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Daran? 99 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Daran in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Daran? 85.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/up-muhal-daran/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.