Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Kanal

Up Mahal Kanal is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 222 people in 45 households, the 60th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 222 people (2011)
- 45 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 173210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Kanal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Kanal is 173210. Up Mahal Kanal falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025815

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Up Mahal Kanal from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 4 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 Kanal?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Ajeetpur
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nerua
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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 Kanal known for?

The main crops are barley and wheat. About 13% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kanal

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kanal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kanal · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 90%
- Toilet within the home 58% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 55%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 51% 41%
- Mobile phone 89% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 11% 15%
- Own their home 93% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Up Mahal Kanal?

■ Up Mahal Kanal · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 954
- Working population 55.9% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (15%) · ■ Marginal 103 (83%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Kheelar 232 people
- Gain 229 people
- Lalon 229 people
- Up Mahal Gadha 229 people
- Up Mahal Kandi 218 people
- Shalan 217 people
- Up Mahal Nagah 211 people
- Barhanu 209 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kanal? 173210
- How far is Up Mahal Kanal from Shimla? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kanal? 222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kanal in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kanal? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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