Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Banipul

Up Mahal Banipul is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 56 people in 11 households, the 158th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 56 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 69.8% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Banipul PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Banipul is 171210. Up Mahal Banipul falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025870

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

## How far is Up Mahal Banipul from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 133 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 33 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Banipul?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kedi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Banipul known for?

The main crops are wheat and barley. About 1% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Banipul

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Banipul in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Banipul · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 20% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 55%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 72%
- Use banking services 20% 79%
- Television 30% 41%
- Mobile phone 40% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 50% 15%
- Own their home 70% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Banipul?

■ Up Mahal Banipul · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 954
- Working population 50.0% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 81.0% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (36%) · ■ Household industry 12 (43%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%) · ■ Marginal 5 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Kerag 59 people
- Poliya 59 people
- Mukhrandli 57 people
- Up Mahal Ajeetpur 57 people
- Up Mahal Rewthi 56 people
- Up Mahal Mandal 55 people
- Up Mahal Phajabag 55 people
- Up Mahal Dhar 54 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Banipul? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Banipul from Shimla? 133 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Banipul? 56 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Banipul in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Banipul? 69.8% (Census 2011)

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