Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Kihri Up Mahal Kihri is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 150 people in 28 households, the 97th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 150 people (2011) - 28 households - 86.0% literacy - 173210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Kihri PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Kihri is 173210. Up Mahal Kihri falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025758 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Kihri from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 135 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kihri? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Kihri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Pujarli - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rusla - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Kihri known for? The main crops are chalai and maize. About 8% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kihri Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kihri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Up Mahal Kihri · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 90% - Toilet within the home 96% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 11% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 72% - Use banking services 79% 79% - Television 43% 41% - Mobile phone 75% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 7% 3% - None of these assets 21% 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 Kihri? ■ Up Mahal Kihri · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 852 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 954 - Working population 63.3% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 76.6% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (20%) · ■ Marginal 73 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Thacchli 164 people - Up Mahal Dhacchi 160 people - Up Mahal Himguan 156 people - Bavara 154 people - Ghala 149 people - Up Mahal Boharar 149 people - Hud 147 people - Pundrara 145 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kihri? 173210 - How far is Up Mahal Kihri from Shimla? 135 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Kihri? 150 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Kihri in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kihri? 86.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-kihri/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.