Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Bhabhia

Up Mahal Bhabhia is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 474 people in 84 households, the 10th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 474 people (2011)
- 84 households
- 77.0% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Bhabhia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Bhabhia is 171210. Up Mahal Bhabhia falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025875

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

## How far is Up Mahal Bhabhia from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 143 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 43 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Bhabhia?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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 untreated 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 Bhabhia known for?

The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 27% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Bhabhia

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Bhabhia in 2011, 92 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Up Mahal Bhabhia · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 45% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 55%
- Tap water 89% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 72%
- Use banking services 55% 79%
- Television 29% 41%
- Mobile phone 76% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 16% 15%
- Own their home 98% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Bhabhia?

■ Up Mahal Bhabhia · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.0% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 954
- Working population 39.7% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 100 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 36 (19%) · ■ Marginal 45 (24%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Keyarla 495 people
- Kharachli 478 people
- Guma 476 people
- Up Mahal Tharoch 476 people
- Up Mahal Moolshak 463 people
- Up Mahal Tarshanoo 461 people
- Jhandua 401 people
- Kima Chandrauli 393 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Bhabhia? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Bhabhia from Shimla? 143 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Bhabhia? 474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Bhabhia in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Bhabhia? 77.0% (Census 2011)

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