Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Khokha Up Mahal Khokha is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 164 people in 30 households, the 92nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 164 people (2011) - 30 households - 77.3% literacy - 173210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Khokha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Khokha is 173210. Up Mahal Khokha falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025748 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Khokha from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 144 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Khokha? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Khokha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rusla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Khokha known for? The main crops are tomato and maize. About 28% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Khokha Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Khokha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Up Mahal Khokha · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 34% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 38% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 66% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 34% 72% - Use banking services 69% 79% - Television 62% 41% - Mobile phone 96% 78% - Computer with internet 3% 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). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Khokha? ■ Up Mahal Khokha · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1300 954 - Working population 63.4% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 47 (45%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (7%) · ■ Marginal 49 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Bhartaun 175 people - Gastari 170 people - Up Mahal Darbhar 170 people - Up Mahal Bawi 164 people - Up Mahal Thacchli 164 people - Up Mahal Dhacchi 160 people - Up Mahal Himguan 156 people - Bavara 154 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Khokha? 173210 - How far is Up Mahal Khokha from Shimla? 144 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Khokha? 164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Khokha in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Khokha? 77.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-khokha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.