Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Up Muhal Shoshan Up Muhal Shoshan is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 128 people in 31 households, the 122nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 128 people (2011) - 31 households - 84.2% literacy - 171202 PIN code ## Up Muhal Shoshan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Muhal Shoshan is 171202. Up Muhal Shoshan falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171202 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026246 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Muhal Shoshan from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 81 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Muhal Shoshan? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Shoshan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Garavag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 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 covered wells - 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 Shoshan known for? About 31% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Muhal Shoshan Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Shoshan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Up Muhal Shoshan · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 94% - Toilet within the home 45% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 55% 42% - Tap water 97% 88% - Drinking water within premises 39% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 36% - Use banking services 71% 76% - Television 61% 74% - Mobile phone 87% 84% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 13% 18% - None of these assets 6% 6% - Own their home 68% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Muhal Shoshan? ■ Up Muhal Shoshan · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.2% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1800 918 - Working population 54.7% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 76.4% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (26%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 14 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Up Muhal Badon 133 people - Bag 131 people - Nagan 131 people - Koti 129 people - Bhuila 126 people - Roind 126 people - Dharonk 123 people - Dhola 123 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Shoshan? 171202 - How far is Up Muhal Shoshan from Shimla? 81 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Shoshan? 128 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Shoshan in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Shoshan? 84.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/up-muhal-shoshan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.