Village · Chirgaon, Shimla # Gharshal Up Mahal Gharshal Up Mahal is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171224. The 2011 Census counted 159 people in 29 households, the 93rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 159 people (2011) - 29 households - 72.6% literacy - 171224 PIN code ## Gharshal Up Mahal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gharshal Up Mahal is 171224. Gharshal Up Mahal falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171224 - Community development block Chauhara - Census village code 026588 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gharshal Up Mahal from nearby towns? - Chirgaon (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 132 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gharshal Up Mahal? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Gharshal Up Mahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Banoti - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Devidhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shima - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chirgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 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 canal / river - 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 Gharshal Up Mahal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and apple. About 27% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gharshal Up Mahal Of every 100 households in Gharshal Up Mahal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Gharshal Up Mahal · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 17% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 68% - Tap water 100% 94% - Drinking water within premises 69% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 83% 38% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 17% 58% - Use banking services 97% 80% - Television 62% 56% - Mobile phone 97% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 2% - Car / jeep / van 10% 6% - None of these assets 3% 12% - Own their home 100% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gharshal Up Mahal? ■ Gharshal Up Mahal · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.6% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 884 - Working population 27.7% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 60.3% for women. 40% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 26 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 7 (16%) · ■ Marginal 10 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon - Jaghoti 176 people - Barshil 174 people - Mathla 173 people - Goskwari 170 people - D.P.F. Bagi-II 149 people - Hadwani 146 people - Seri 142 people - Dhunana 127 people All 152 villages in Chirgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gharshal Up Mahal? 171224 - How far is Gharshal Up Mahal from Shimla? 132 km by road - What is the population of Gharshal Up Mahal? 159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gharshal Up Mahal in? Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gharshal Up Mahal? 72.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/gharshal-up-mahal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.