Village · Theog, Shimla
# Up Muhal Tikkar

Up Muhal Tikkar is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171220. The 2011 Census counted 145 people in 34 households, the 227th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.
- 145 people (2011)
- 34 households
- 72.7% literacy
- 171220 PIN code

## Up Muhal Tikkar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Muhal Tikkar is 171220. Up Muhal Tikkar falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171220
- Community development block Theog
- Census village code 024992

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Up Muhal Tikkar from nearby towns?
- Theog (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Theog (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Up Muhal Tikkar?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kalind
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mahori
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Tikkar known for?

The main crops are vegetables and pea. About 23% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Up Muhal Tikkar

Of every 100 households in Up Muhal Tikkar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Up Muhal Tikkar · ■ Theog rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 95%
- Toilet within the home 9% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 47%
- Tap water 59% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 35% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 51%
- Use banking services 88% 75%
- Television 91% 67%
- Mobile phone 94% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 8%
- None of these assets 0% 7%
- Own their home 91% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Up Muhal Tikkar?

■ Up Muhal Tikkar · ■ Theog rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 83.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 883 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 908
- Working population 58.6% 58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 70.2% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 39 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (8%) · ■ Other work 20 (24%) · ■ Marginal 19 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Theog
- Basmol 146 people
- Up Muhal Mandal 146 people
- Chatog 145 people
- Helai 145 people
- Tinggar Tankoti 144 people
- Up Muhal Rachan 144 people
- Kalaun 143 people
- Tikkar 143 people

All 486 villages in Theog

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Muhal Tikkar? 171220
- How far is Up Muhal Tikkar from Shimla? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Up Muhal Tikkar? 145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Muhal Tikkar in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Muhal Tikkar? 72.7% (Census 2011)

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