Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Bagan

Up Mahal Bagan is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 380 people in 55 households, the 16th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 380 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 78.7% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Bagan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Bagan is 171210. Up Mahal Bagan falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025837

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

## How far is Up Mahal Bagan from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 164 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 64 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Bagan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Bagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bohar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 Mahal Bagan known for?

The main crops are pulses and maize. About 19% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Bagan

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Bagan in 2011, 78 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Up Mahal Bagan · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 90%
- Toilet within the home 22% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 55%
- Tap water 85% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 72%
- Use banking services 96% 79%
- Television 22% 41%
- Mobile phone 98% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 2% 15%
- Own their home 96% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Bagan?

■ Up Mahal Bagan · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.7% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 954
- Working population 53.7% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 172 (84%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (14%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Tarshanoo 461 people
- Jhandua 401 people
- Kima Chandrauli 393 people
- Up Mahal Bandar 392 people
- Up Mahal Bazathal 373 people
- Up Mahal Hirah 373 people
- Up Mahal Tikri 372 people
- Up Mahal Manu 371 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Bagan? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Bagan from Shimla? 164 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Bagan? 380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Bagan in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Bagan? 78.7% (Census 2011)

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