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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Up Muhal Devri

Up Muhal Devri is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 26 households**, the 129th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 121people (2011)
- 26households
- 94.5%literacy
- 171204PIN code

## Up Muhal Devri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171204
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026215

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

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

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)8 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 Devri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ganni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Devri known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 64% of the 22 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 Devri

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Devri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Up Muhal Devri · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**36%

Use banking services ****96%**

**76%

Television ****96%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**18%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Devri?

■ Up Muhal Devri · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1241**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**918

Working population ****34.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 91.5% for women. 72% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (62%) · **■** Other work 9 (21%) · **■** Marginal 7 (17%)

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

- Dharonk123 people
- Dhola123 people
- Kupri123 people
- Up Muhal Gandhi Nagar123 people
- Garei120 people
- Khorwi119 people
- Majoli119 people
- Bandli118 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 Devri?171204
- How far is Up Muhal Devri from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Devri?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Devri in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Devri?94.5% (Census 2011)