Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Ghilar Up Mahal Ghilar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 121 people in 30 households, the 122nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 121 people (2011) - 30 households - 75.0% literacy - 173210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Ghilar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Ghilar is 173210. Up Mahal Ghilar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025750 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Ghilar 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 Ghilar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Ghilar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rusla - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rusla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Ghilar known for? The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 13% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Ghilar Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Ghilar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Up Mahal Ghilar · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 41% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 31% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 72% - Use banking services 86% 79% - Television 66% 41% - Mobile phone 97% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 3% 15% - Own their home 97% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Ghilar? ■ Up Mahal Ghilar · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 806 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 954 - Working population 53.7% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 72% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (55%) · ■ Other work 11 (17%) · ■ Marginal 18 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Gijorta 124 people - Katahn 123 people - Up Mahal Ranghol 123 people - Ranwi 122 people - Pujarli 120 people - Up Mahal Dawada 119 people - Up Mahal Kalara 119 people - Up Mahal Kiyari 119 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Ghilar? 173210 - How far is Up Mahal Ghilar from Shimla? 140 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Ghilar? 121 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Ghilar in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Ghilar? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-ghilar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.