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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Ghadch

Up Mahal Ghadch is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **39 people in 8 households**, the 168th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 39people (2011)
- 8households
- 73.5%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Up Mahal Ghadch PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025794

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

## How far is Up Mahal Ghadch 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Ghadch?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dauchi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dauchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Ghadch known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 13% of the 15 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 Ghadch

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Ghadch in 2011, 50 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Up Mahal Ghadch · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****50%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**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 Ghadch?

■ Up Mahal Ghadch · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****773**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**954

Working population ****51.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (40%) · **■** Other work 5 (25%) · **■** Marginal 7 (35%)

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

- D.P.F. Barhanu48 people
- Burch40 people
- D.P.F. Chila39 people
- Dhar39 people
- D.P.F. Gorar38 people
- Up Mahal Sheergha38 people
- Up Mahal Suna38 people
- Kounthali37 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 Ghadch?173210
- How far is Up Mahal Ghadch from Shimla?145 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Ghadch?39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Ghadch in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Ghadch?73.5% (Census 2011)