Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Kayarnu

Up Mahal Kayarnu is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 113 people in 26 households, the 130th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 113 people (2011)
- 26 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 173210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Kayarnu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Kayarnu is 173210. Up Mahal Kayarnu falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025740

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

## How far is Up Mahal Kayarnu from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 144 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kayarnu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gastari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ 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 Kayarnu known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 14% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kayarnu

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kayarnu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kayarnu · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 90%
- Toilet within the home 12% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 55%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 72%
- Use banking services 96% 79%
- Television 31% 41%
- Mobile phone 62% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 27% 15%
- Own their home 92% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Kayarnu?

■ Up Mahal Kayarnu · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 687 947
- Working population 82.3% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 58.7% for women. 79% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 18 (19%) · ■ Other work 7 (8%) · ■ Marginal 68 (73%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Kiyari 119 people
- Up Mahal Shlania 114 people
- Auli 113 people
- Dhalewna 113 people
- Sanog 109 people
- Up Mahal Kofar 108 people
- Chhanog 106 people
- Up Mahal Sananoo 106 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kayarnu? 173210
- How far is Up Mahal Kayarnu from Shimla? 144 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kayarnu? 113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kayarnu in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kayarnu? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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