# Up Muhal Rikhta Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Up Muhal Rikhta

Up Muhal Rikhta is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **38 people in 9 households**, the 392nd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 38people (2011)
- 9households
- 82.9%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Up Muhal Rikhta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Muhal Rikhta is 171212.** Up Muhal Rikhta falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024970

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

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

- Theog (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)57 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)25 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 Rikhta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Matiana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Rikhta known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 8% of the 111 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 Rikhta

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Rikhta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 38 a car.

■ Up Muhal Rikhta · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****100%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****38%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rikhta?

■ Up Muhal Rikhta · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**908

Working population ****60.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 86.7% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 21 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (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

- Bagra38 people
- Basahat Parala38 people
- Bhalai38 people
- Majhogra38 people
- Chalaog37 people
- Jangal Gathan37 people
- Kachhaur37 people
- Kunjla37 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 Rikhta?171212
- How far is Up Muhal Rikhta from Shimla?57 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Rikhta?38 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Rikhta in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Rikhta?82.9% (Census 2011)