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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Kandi

Up Mahal Kandi is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 31 households**, the 61st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 218people (2011)
- 31households
- 71.5%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Kandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025850

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

## How far is Up Mahal Kandi 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kandi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Halwoo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 watertreated 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 Kandi known for?

The main crops are **pulses and wheat**. About 13% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kandi

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kandi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kandi · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**55%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**72%

Use banking services ****90%**

**79%

Television ****40%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Kandi?

■ Up Mahal Kandi · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****385**

**954

Working population ****61.9%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (13%) · **■** Marginal 113 (84%)

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

- Gain229 people
- Lalon229 people
- Up Mahal Gadha229 people
- Up Mahal Kanal222 people
- Shalan217 people
- Up Mahal Nagah211 people
- Barhanu209 people
- Up Mahal Bhoot207 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 Kandi?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Kandi from Shimla?145 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kandi?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kandi in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kandi?71.5% (Census 2011)