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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Gayan

Up Mahal Gayan is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 63 households**, the 22nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 358people (2011)
- 63households
- 82.1%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Gayan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025877

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

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

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)40 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 Gayan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Irra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Gayan known for?

The main crops are **tomato and wheat**. About 29% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gayan

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Gayan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Up Mahal Gayan · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**72%

Use banking services ****82%**

**79%

Television ****33%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Gayan?

■ Up Mahal Gayan · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1632**

**954

Working population ****59.5%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 78.2% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (20%) · **■** Marginal 122 (57%)

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 Hirah373 people
- Up Mahal Tikri372 people
- Up Mahal Manu371 people
- Irra366 people
- Bajah348 people
- Up Mahal Munduchli343 people
- Mashran342 people
- Up Mahal Bholala325 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 Gayan?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Gayan from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Gayan?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Gayan in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Gayan?82.1% (Census 2011)