Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Kedi

Up Mahal Kedi is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 307 people in 56 households, the 32nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 307 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 70.7% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Kedi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Kedi is 171210. Up Mahal Kedi falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025872

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

## How far is Up Mahal Kedi from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 132 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 32 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kedi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Kedi; 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
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Kedi known for?

The main crops are barley and wheat. About 18% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kedi

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kedi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kedi · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 90%
- Toilet within the home 38% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 55%
- Tap water 83% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 72%
- Use banking services 70% 79%
- Television 55% 41%
- Mobile phone 85% 78%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 15% 3%
- None of these assets 12% 15%
- Own their home 53% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Kedi?

■ Up Mahal Kedi · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1074 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1318 954
- Working population 77.5% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 80% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (10%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 51 (21%) · ■ Marginal 142 (60%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Nao 317 people
- Bhatgarh 315 people
- Up Mahal Kotangan 315 people
- Up Mahal Dhartua 311 people
- Thiara 291 people
- Up Mahal Koti 282 people
- Dhanat 279 people
- Up Mahal Bagasan 279 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kedi? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Kedi from Shimla? 132 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kedi? 307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kedi in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kedi? 70.7% (Census 2011)

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