Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Dhar Up Mahal Dhar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 54 people in 11 households, the 162nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 54 people (2011) - 11 households - 86.5% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Dhar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Dhar is 171210. Up Mahal Dhar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025690 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Dhar from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 160 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Dhar? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tharoch - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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 Dhar known for? The main crops are chalai and maize. About 7% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Dhar Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Dhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Mahal Dhar · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 90% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 55% - Tap water 0% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 80% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 20% 72% - Use banking services 100% 79% - Television 40% 41% - Mobile phone 100% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 0% 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 Dhar? ■ Up Mahal Dhar · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.5% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 947 - Working population 81.5% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 79% of men and 85% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (5%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 23 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Banipul 56 people - Up Mahal Rewthi 56 people - Up Mahal Mandal 55 people - Up Mahal Phajabag 55 people - Up Mahal Dakehar 52 people - D.P.F. Barhanu 48 people - Burch 40 people - D.P.F. Chila 39 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Dhar? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Dhar from Shimla? 160 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Dhar? 54 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Dhar in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Dhar? 86.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-dhar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.