Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Boharar

Up Mahal Boharar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 149 people in 24 households, the 99th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 149 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 72.1% literacy
- 173210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Boharar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Boharar is 173210. Up Mahal Boharar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025797

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

## How far is Up Mahal Boharar from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 136 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 36 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Boharar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Boharar; 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
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Boharar known for?

The main crops are barley and maize. About 11% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Boharar

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Boharar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Boharar · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 29% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 55%
- Tap water 92% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 46% 41%
- Mobile phone 92% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 8% 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 Boharar?

■ Up Mahal Boharar · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 954
- Working population 55.0% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 49% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (23%) · ■ Other work 7 (9%) · ■ Marginal 56 (68%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Himguan 156 people
- Bavara 154 people
- Up Mahal Kihri 150 people
- Ghala 149 people
- Hud 147 people
- Pundrara 145 people
- Up Mahal Koti 145 people
- Batewri 144 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Boharar? 173210
- How far is Up Mahal Boharar from Shimla? 136 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Boharar? 149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Boharar in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Boharar? 72.1% (Census 2011)

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