# Up Muhal Shalat Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/up-muhal-shalat/ Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Up Muhal Shalat Up Muhal Shalat is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171204**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 20 households**, the 163rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 80people (2011) - 20households - 91.7%literacy - 171204PIN code ## Up Muhal Shalat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Muhal Shalat is 171204.** Up Muhal Shalat falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171204 - Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai - Census village code026212 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Muhal Shalat from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)76 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 Shalat? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Shalat; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Theog - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Shalat known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 77% of the 31 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 Shalat Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Shalat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Up Muhal Shalat · ■ Kotkhai rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****76%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **42% Tap water ****90%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **36% Use banking services ****86%** **76% Television ****76%** **74% Mobile phone ****52%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **18% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****81%** **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 Shalat? ■ Up Muhal Shalat · ■ Kotkhai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **918 Working population ****28.8%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 88.2% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 6 (26%) · **■** Other work 7 (30%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 - Manewal86 people - Up Muhal Chakuna86 people - Silana -I82 people - Phanel81 people - Halai79 people - Purla79 people - Newar78 people - Chhatri75 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 Shalat?171204 - How far is Up Muhal Shalat from Shimla?76 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Shalat?80 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Shalat in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Shalat?91.7% (Census 2011)