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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Dhacchi

Up Mahal Dhacchi is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 25 households**, the 94th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 160people (2011)
- 25households
- 14.6%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Dhacchi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025733

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

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

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)139 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)39 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 Dhacchi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Podia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhacchi known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 5% of the 124 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 Dhacchi

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Dhacchi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Dhacchi · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**55%

Tap water ****74%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****4%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****96%**

**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 Dhacchi?

■ Up Mahal Dhacchi · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**954

Working population ****56.2%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.0% for men and 8.8% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 24 (27%) · **■** Marginal 58 (64%)

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 Darbhar170 people
- Up Mahal Bawi164 people
- Up Mahal Khokha164 people
- Up Mahal Thacchli164 people
- Up Mahal Himguan156 people
- Bavara154 people
- Up Mahal Kihri150 people
- Ghala149 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 Dhacchi?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Dhacchi from Shimla?139 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Dhacchi?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Dhacchi in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Dhacchi?14.6% (Census 2011)