# Up Mahal Bandar Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-bandar/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Bandar Up Mahal Bandar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 51 households**, the 15th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 392people (2011) - 51households - 69.8%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Up Mahal Bandar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Mahal Bandar is 171210.** Up Mahal Bandar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025847 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Mahal Bandar from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)156 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)56 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 Mahal Bandar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Bandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paban - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Mahal Bandar known for? The main crops are **pulses and paddy**. About 8% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Bandar Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Bandar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Up Mahal Bandar · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **55% Tap water ****92%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **72% Use banking services ****100%** **79% Television ****26%** **41% Mobile phone ****76%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 Mahal Bandar? ■ Up Mahal Bandar · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **954 Working population ****70.4%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 60.0% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 252 (91%) · **■** Other work 24 (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 Nerua - Up Mahal Moolshak463 people - Up Mahal Tarshanoo461 people - Jhandua401 people - Kima Chandrauli393 people - Up Mahal Bagan380 people - Up Mahal Bazathal373 people - Up Mahal Hirah373 people - Up Mahal Tikri372 people [All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Bandar?171210 - How far is Up Mahal Bandar from Shimla?156 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Bandar?392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Bandar in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Bandar?69.8% (Census 2011)