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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Kandal

Up Mahal Kandal is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **189 people in 37 households**, the 77th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 189people (2011)
- 37households
- 76.3%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Kandal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Mahal Kandal is 171210.** Up Mahal Kandal falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025913

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

## How far is Up Mahal Kandal from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)146 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)46 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 Kandal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Kandal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 3% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kandal

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kandal in 2011, 69 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kandal · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**55%

Tap water ****92%**

**92%

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

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****94%**

**79%

Television ****31%**

**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 ****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 Kandal?

■ Up Mahal Kandal · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**954

Working population ****68.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 64% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 81 (63%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 47 (36%)

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

- Up Mahal Chour195 people
- Gaoncha194 people
- Bagna190 people
- Poran190 people
- D.P.F. Gaoncha188 people
- Up Mahal Chilrana186 people
- Basra185 people
- Shiran184 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 Kandal?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Kandal from Shimla?146 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kandal?189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kandal in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kandal?76.3% (Census 2011)