Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Up Muhal Kharota Up Muhal Kharota is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 403 people in 93 households, the 14th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 403 people (2011) - 93 households - 78.6% literacy - 171202 PIN code ## Up Muhal Kharota PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Muhal Kharota is 171202. Up Muhal Kharota falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171202 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026106 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Muhal Kharota from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 80 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Muhal Kharota? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Kharota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Ratanari - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ratnari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ 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 and hand pumps - 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 Kharota known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and vegetables. About 49% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Muhal Kharota Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Kharota in 2011, 90 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 40 a car. ■ Up Muhal Kharota · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 94% - Toilet within the home 87% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 42% - Tap water 89% 88% - Drinking water within premises 89% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 81% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 19% 36% - Use banking services 82% 76% - Television 85% 74% - Mobile phone 92% 84% - Computer with internet 8% 2% - Two-wheeler 1% 2% - Car / jeep / van 40% 18% - None of these assets 7% 6% - Own their home 79% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Muhal Kharota? ■ Up Muhal Kharota · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1615 918 - Working population 82.1% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 64.4% for women. 87% of men and 77% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 208 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (10%) · ■ Other work 13 (4%) · ■ Marginal 76 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Parali 456 people - Ghunda 444 people - Up Muhal Reog 424 people - Shili 405 people - Andhwi 398 people - Alawang 379 people - Up Muhal Gahrog 354 people - Kori Mohli 352 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Kharota? 171202 - How far is Up Muhal Kharota from Shimla? 80 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Kharota? 403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Kharota in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Kharota? 78.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/up-muhal-kharota/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.