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- LGD code
- 20258
- Pincode
- 173207
- Post office
- Kunihar
- Population
- 423
- Households
- 89
- Literacy rate
- 81.3%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 282
Census 2011 · in context
How Up Mahal Kothi - Second compares
By population, Up Mahal Kothi - Second ranks #11 of 62 villages in Kunihar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.3%
+5.1% vs mandal average
- Up Mahal Kothi - Second
- 81.3%
- Kunihar mandal
- 76.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
+4 vs mandal average
- Up Mahal Kothi - Second
- 986
- Kunihar mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Up Mahal Kothi - Second
- 4.8
- Kunihar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Up Mahal Kothi - Second at a glance
Up Mahal Kothi - Second is a village of 423 people in 89 households (Census 2011) in Kunihar tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 11th-largest of 62 villages in Kunihar tehsil. Literacy is 81%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173207, served by Kunihar post office; the LGD village code is 20258. The population is estimated at 499 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up Mahal Kothi - Second · this village | 423 | 81% | — |
| Shakli (459) · Kunihar | 854 | 87% | — |
| Tukari (461) · Kunihar | 479 | 79% | — |
| Haripur (463) · Kunihar | 476 | 79% | — |
| Namol (462) · Kunihar | 309 | 82% | — |
| Hardevpura (458) · Kunihar | 209 | 79% | — |
| Up Mahal Pulhara · Kunihar | 200 | 87% | — |
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Key facts — Up Mahal Kothi - Second
- LGD code
- 20258
- Pincode
- 173207
- Post office
- Kunihar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 423
- Population (projected 2026)
- 499
- Households
- 89
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 81.3%
- Block / Mandal
- Kunihar
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173207
- Hatkot (467)Kunihar mandal2,065 pop
- Unchagaon (468)Kunihar mandal1,308 pop
- Maan (439)Kunihar mandal1,142 pop
- Shakli (459)Kunihar mandal854 pop
- Nagar Sihanwan (472)Kunihar mandal667 pop
- Khanol (473)Kunihar mandal640 pop
- Sai (412)Kunihar mandal638 pop
- Jiawala (442)Kunihar mandal598 pop
- Tukari (461)Kunihar mandal479 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Up Mahal Kothi - Second
Other villages in Kunihar mandal
View all 60+ →- Hatkot (467)
- Unchagaon (468)
- Maan (439)
- Shakli (459)
- Nagar Sihanwan (472)
- Khanol (473)
- Sai (412)
- Jiawala (442)
- Tukari (461)
- Haripur (463)
- Thawna (470)
- Shamlech (433)
- Chadera (422)
- Sarli (436)
- Larhech (438)
- Namol (462)
- Jialang (441)
- Balera (420)
- Behli (471)
- Sehal (407)
- Bawasi (440)
- Badog (430)
- Karoli (421)
- Hardevpura (458)
- Suwawa (427)
- Up Mahal Pulhara
- Tanseta (432)
- Kurmla (414)
- Dhaini (381)
- Samoh Kanaita (419)
- Dohchi (474)
- Nanog (431)
- Brahmana (428)
- Kotla (469)
- Kishan Pur (417)
- Balang (413)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)