# Up Mahal Dawada Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Dawada

Up Mahal Dawada is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 25 households**, the 124th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 119people (2011)
- 25households
- 64.0%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Dawada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Mahal Dawada is 171210.** Up Mahal Dawada falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025873

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Up Mahal Dawada from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)132 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)32 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 Dawada?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Dawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nerua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Dawada known for?

The main crops are **tomato and wheat**. About 14% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Dawada

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Dawada in 2011, 70 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Up Mahal Dawada · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**55%

Tap water ****26%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**72%

Use banking services ****41%**

**79%

Television ****30%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 Dawada?

■ Up Mahal Dawada · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**954

Working population ****33.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 59.2% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (25%) · **■** Other work 12 (30%) · **■** Marginal 12 (30%)

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 Ranghol123 people
- Ranwi122 people
- Up Mahal Ghilar121 people
- Pujarli120 people
- Up Mahal Kalara119 people
- Up Mahal Kiyari119 people
- Up Mahal Shlania114 people
- Auli113 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 Dawada?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Dawada from Shimla?132 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Dawada?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Dawada in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Dawada?64.0% (Census 2011)