# Up Mahal Bijmal Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-bijmal/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Bijmal Up Mahal Bijmal is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **275 people in 60 households**, the 39th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 275people (2011) - 60households - 65.0%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Up Mahal Bijmal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Mahal Bijmal is 171210.** Up Mahal Bijmal falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Mahal Bijmal from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)40 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 Bijmal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Bijmal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kedi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Bijmal known for? The main crops are **barley and wheat**. About 11% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Bijmal Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Bijmal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Up Mahal Bijmal · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **90% Toilet within the home ****33%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **55% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **72% Use banking services ****98%** **79% Television ****43%** **41% Mobile phone ****83%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****93%** **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 Bijmal? ■ Up Mahal Bijmal · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706** **954 Working population ****90.2%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 88% of men and 93% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 117 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 124 (50%) 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 - Dhanat279 people - Up Mahal Bagasan279 people - Sunarli278 people - Up Mahal Chonjan277 people - Up Mahal Thithrawali275 people - Mundli269 people - Phaula268 people - Bohar267 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 Bijmal?171210 - How far is Up Mahal Bijmal from Shimla?140 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Bijmal?275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Bijmal in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Bijmal?65.0% (Census 2011)