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%. - 358 people (2011) - 63 households - 82.1% literacy - 171210 PIN 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 code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025877 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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. ## 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 school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Irra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ 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 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 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. ## 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). ## 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. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Hirah 373 people - Up Mahal Tikri 372 people - Up Mahal Manu 371 people - Irra 366 people - Bajah 348 people - Up Mahal Munduchli 343 people - Mashran 342 people - Up Mahal Bholala 325 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## 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) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-gayan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.