# Up Mahal Kotangan Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-kotangan/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Kotangan Up Mahal Kotangan is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 59 households**, the 30th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 315people (2011) - 59households - 70.2%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Up Mahal Kotangan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Mahal Kotangan is 171210.** Up Mahal Kotangan falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Mahal Kotangan from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)52 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kotangan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Kotangan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tharoch - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Up Mahal Kotangan known for? The main crops are **vegetables and wheat**. About 29% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kotangan Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kotangan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Mahal Kotangan · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **55% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **72% Use banking services ****43%** **79% Television ****17%** **41% Mobile phone ****69%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****24%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Up Mahal Kotangan? ■ Up Mahal Kotangan · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739** **954 Working population ****48.9%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Household industry 42 (27%) · **■** Other work 23 (15%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Bholala325 people - Diandli318 people - Up Mahal Nao317 people - Bhatgarh315 people - Up Mahal Dhartua311 people - Up Mahal Kedi307 people - Thiara291 people - Up Mahal Koti282 people [All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kotangan?171210 - How far is Up Mahal Kotangan from Shimla?152 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Kotangan?315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Kotangan in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kotangan?70.2% (Census 2011)