Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Himguan Up Mahal Himguan is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 156 people in 35 households, the 95th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 156 people (2011) - 35 households - 75.9% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Himguan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Himguan is 171210. Up Mahal Himguan falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025909 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Himguan 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. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Himguan? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Himguan; 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 - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Tikri - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tikri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre under 5 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 Himguan known for? The main crops are wheat. About 13% of the 158 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 Himguan Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Himguan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Mahal Himguan · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 83% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 17% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 37% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 72% - Use banking services 100% 79% - Television 43% 41% - Mobile phone 29% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 51% 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 Himguan? ■ Up Mahal Himguan · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 954 - Working population 28.8% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 21 (47%) · ■ Other work 22 (49%) · ■ Marginal 2 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Bawi 164 people - Up Mahal Khokha 164 people - Up Mahal Thacchli 164 people - Up Mahal Dhacchi 160 people - Bavara 154 people - Up Mahal Kihri 150 people - Ghala 149 people - Up Mahal Boharar 149 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Himguan? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Himguan from Shimla? 145 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Himguan? 156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Himguan in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Himguan? 75.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-himguan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.