# Up Mahal Chhachar Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-chhachar/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Chhachar Up Mahal Chhachar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 39 households**, the 71st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 197people (2011) - 39households - 72.9%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Up Mahal Chhachar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Mahal Chhachar is 171210.** Up Mahal Chhachar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Mahal Chhachar from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)149 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)49 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 Chhachar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Chhachar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tharoch - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Chhachar known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 20% of the 115 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 Chhachar Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Chhachar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Mahal Chhachar · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****90%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **55% Tap water ****95%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **72% Use banking services ****78%** **79% Television ****48%** **41% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Chhachar? ■ Up Mahal Chhachar · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455** **954 Working population ****64.5%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 41 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (13%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 62 (49%) 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 Sobal206 people - Shatal202 people - Up Mahal Telar202 people - Lohan201 people - Up Mahal Khakhrona196 people - Up Mahal Chour195 people - Gaoncha194 people - Bagna190 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 Chhachar?171210 - How far is Up Mahal Chhachar from Shimla?149 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Chhachar?197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Chhachar in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Chhachar?72.9% (Census 2011)