Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Chonjan Up Mahal Chonjan is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 277 people in 46 households, the 38th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 277 people (2011) - 46 households - 75.4% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Chonjan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Chonjan is 171210. Up Mahal Chonjan falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025902 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Chonjan 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. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Chonjan? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Chonjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker 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 - ○ 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 under 5 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 Chonjan known for? The main crops are wheat. About 14% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Chonjan Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Chonjan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Up Mahal Chonjan · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 13% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 9% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 37% 72% - Use banking services 100% 79% - Television 67% 41% - Mobile phone 85% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 1% - Car / jeep / van 4% 3% - None of these assets 9% 15% - Own their home 100% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Chonjan? ■ Up Mahal Chonjan · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.4% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 954 - Working population 55.2% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (27%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 28 (18%) · ■ Marginal 83 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Koti 282 people - Dhanat 279 people - Up Mahal Bagasan 279 people - Sunarli 278 people - Up Mahal Bijmal 275 people - Up Mahal Thithrawali 275 people - Mundli 269 people - Phaula 268 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Chonjan? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Chonjan from Shimla? 140 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Chonjan? 277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Chonjan in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Chonjan? 75.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-chonjan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.