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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Gadha

Up Mahal Gadha is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 46 households**, the 59th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 229people (2011)
- 46households
- 73.8%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Up Mahal Gadha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Mahal Gadha is 173210.** Up Mahal Gadha falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025810

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

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

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)36 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 Gadha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Gadha known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 23% of the 88 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 Gadha

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Gadha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Up Mahal Gadha · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****65%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gadha?

■ Up Mahal Gadha · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****533**

**954

Working population ****56.8%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 64.4% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (12%) · **■** Marginal 73 (56%)

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 Sarahn233 people
- Up Mahal Kheelar232 people
- Gain229 people
- Lalon229 people
- Up Mahal Kanal222 people
- Up Mahal Kandi218 people
- Shalan217 people
- Up Mahal Nagah211 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 Gadha?173210
- How far is Up Mahal Gadha from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Gadha?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Gadha in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Gadha?73.8% (Census 2011)