# Up Mahal Dhartua Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-dhartua/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Dhartua Up Mahal Dhartua is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 57 households**, the 31st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 311people (2011) - 57households - 63.5%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Up Mahal Dhartua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Mahal Dhartua is 171210.** Up Mahal Dhartua falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025775 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Mahal Dhartua from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)30 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 Dhartua? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Dhartua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nerua - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Dhartua known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 20% of the 97 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 Dhartua Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Dhartua in 2011, 77 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Mahal Dhartua · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **90% Toilet within the home ****23%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **55% Tap water ****86%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **72% Use banking services ****36%** **79% Television ****54%** **41% Mobile phone ****84%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Dhartua? ■ Up Mahal Dhartua · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **954 Working population ****50.5%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 53.3% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 61 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 78 (50%) 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 - Diandli318 people - Up Mahal Nao317 people - Bhatgarh315 people - Up Mahal Kotangan315 people - Up Mahal Kedi307 people - Thiara291 people - Up Mahal Koti282 people - Dhanat279 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 Dhartua?171210 - How far is Up Mahal Dhartua from Shimla?130 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Dhartua?311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Dhartua in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Dhartua?63.5% (Census 2011)