Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Chour Up Mahal Chour is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 195 people in 38 households, the 73rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 195 people (2011) - 38 households - 67.4% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Chour PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Chour is 171210. Up Mahal Chour falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025911 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Chour from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 142 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Chour? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Chour; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 Chour known for? The main crops are wheat. About 6% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Chour Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Chour in 2011, 78 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Up Mahal Chour · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 90% - Toilet within the home 22% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 55% - Tap water 97% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 72% - Use banking services 94% 79% - Television 8% 41% - Mobile phone 58% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 39% 15% - Own their home 89% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Chour? ■ Up Mahal Chour · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 273 954 - Working population 74.4% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 69% of men and 80% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 51 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Telar 202 people - Lohan 201 people - Up Mahal Chhachar 197 people - Up Mahal Khakhrona 196 people - Gaoncha 194 people - Bagna 190 people - Poran 190 people - Up Mahal Kandal 189 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Chour? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Chour from Shimla? 142 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Chour? 195 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Chour in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Chour? 67.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-chour/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.