Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Dharandli Up Mahal Dharandli is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 22 people in 5 households, the 179th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 22 people (2011) - 5 households - 63.2% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Dharandli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Dharandli is 171210. Up Mahal Dharandli falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025699 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Dharandli from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 145 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Dharandli? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Dharandli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Ranwi - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pouria - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 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 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 Dharandli known for? The main crops are wheat and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Dharandli Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Dharandli in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 40 a car. ■ Up Mahal Dharandli · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 60% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 20% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 72% - Use banking services 40% 79% - Television 60% 41% - Mobile phone 40% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 40% 3% - None of these assets 40% 15% - Own their home 60% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Dharandli? ■ Up Mahal Dharandli · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1200 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 954 - Working population 68.2% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 60.0% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 2 (13%) · ■ Marginal 13 (87%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - D.P.F Sarahn 32 people - Up Mahal Bawi 32 people - D.P.F Pawna 27 people - Gatu 25 people - Up Mahal Charog 21 people - Manmaula 20 people - Up Mahal Chayama 17 people - Up Mahal Bag 14 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Dharandli? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Dharandli from Shimla? 145 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Dharandli? 22 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Dharandli in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Dharandli? 63.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-dharandli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.