Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Hirah Up Mahal Hirah is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 373 people in 69 households, the 18th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 373 people (2011) - 69 households - 68.2% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Hirah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Hirah is 171210. Up Mahal Hirah falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025918 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Hirah from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 156 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Hirah? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Hirah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tikri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 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 Hirah known for? The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 42% of the 114 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 Hirah Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Hirah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Up Mahal Hirah · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 90% - Toilet within the home 62% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 38% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 14% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 72% - Use banking services 99% 79% - Television 45% 41% - Mobile phone 87% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 7% 15% - Own their home 99% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Hirah? ■ Up Mahal Hirah · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1115 954 - Working population 53.9% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 184 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (5%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Kima Chandrauli 393 people - Up Mahal Bandar 392 people - Up Mahal Bagan 380 people - Up Mahal Bazathal 373 people - Up Mahal Tikri 372 people - Up Mahal Manu 371 people - Irra 366 people - Up Mahal Gayan 358 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Hirah? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Hirah from Shimla? 156 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Hirah? 373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Hirah in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Hirah? 68.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-hirah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.