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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Up Muhal Pajai

Up Muhal Pajai is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 57 households**, the 50th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 250people (2011)
- 57households
- 87.3%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Up Muhal Pajai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Muhal Pajai is 171202.** Up Muhal Pajai falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026240

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

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

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)74 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)12 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 Pajai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub 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 school10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Pajai known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 0% of the 299 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 Pajai

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Pajai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Up Muhal Pajai · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**42%

Tap water ****49%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**36%

Use banking services ****67%**

**76%

Television ****76%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**18%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Pajai?

■ Up Muhal Pajai · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**918

Working population ****64.8%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 81.1% for women. 71% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 89 (55%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (43%)

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

- Thanari262 people
- Up Muhal Jamuni256 people
- Khoru255 people
- Bagahar251 people
- Keyari249 people
- Barwi246 people
- Bakhol244 people
- Jagroli240 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 Pajai?171202
- How far is Up Muhal Pajai from Shimla?74 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Pajai?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Pajai in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Pajai?87.3% (Census 2011)