# Up Muhal Rachan Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/up-muhal-rachan/ Village · Theog, Shimla # Up Muhal Rachan Up Muhal Rachan is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 32 households**, the 229th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 144people (2011) - 32households - 89.4%literacy - 171212PIN code ## Up Muhal Rachan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Muhal Rachan is 171212.** Up Muhal Rachan falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171212 - Community development blockTheog - Census village code024953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Muhal Rachan from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)52 km by road - Theog (nearest town)20 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 Rachan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Up Muhal Rachan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Matiana - ○Degree college10+ km · Theog - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Rachan known for? The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 24% of the 99 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 Rachan Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Rachan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Up Muhal Rachan · ■ Theog rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****97%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **47% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **51% Use banking services ****91%** **75% Television ****79%** **67% Mobile phone ****88%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Rachan? ■ Up Muhal Rachan · ■ Theog rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **960 Working population ****68.1%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 66% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 88 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) 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 Theog - Chatog145 people - Helai145 people - Up Muhal Tikkar145 people - Tinggar Tankoti144 people - Kalaun143 people - Tikkar143 people - Up Muhal Patmani143 people - Fagu142 people [All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Rachan?171212 - How far is Up Muhal Rachan from Shimla?52 km by road - What is the population of Up Muhal Rachan?144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Muhal Rachan in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Rachan?89.4% (Census 2011)