Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Kofar

Up Mahal Kofar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 108 people in 20 households, the 132nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 108 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Kofar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Kofar is 171210. Up Mahal Kofar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025906

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

## How far is Up Mahal Kofar from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 147 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 47 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kofar?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Tikri
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tikri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 Kofar known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 14% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kofar

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kofar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kofar · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 90%
- Toilet within the home 65% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 55%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 40% 41%
- Mobile phone 75% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 3%
- None of these assets 10% 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 Kofar?

■ Up Mahal Kofar · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 831 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 250 954
- Working population 54.6% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (39%) · ■ Other work 5 (8%) · ■ Marginal 31 (53%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Auli 113 people
- Dhalewna 113 people
- Up Mahal Kayarnu 113 people
- Sanog 109 people
- Chhanog 106 people
- Up Mahal Sananoo 106 people
- Up Mahal Poshrah 102 people
- Arnot 101 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kofar? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Kofar from Shimla? 147 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kofar? 108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kofar in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kofar? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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