Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Koti

Up Mahal Koti is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 145 people in 28 households, the 102nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 145 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 86.8% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Koti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Koti is 171210. Up Mahal Koti falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025880

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

## How far is Up Mahal Koti from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 146 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 46 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Koti?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shila
- ○ 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 under 5 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 Koti known for?

The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 21% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Koti

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Koti in 2011, 82 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Up Mahal Koti · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 90%
- Toilet within the home 96% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 4% 55%
- Tap water 96% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 32% 41%
- Mobile phone 89% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 11% 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 Koti?

■ Up Mahal Koti · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 747 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 231 954
- Working population 64.1% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 76.3% for women. 57% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (41%) · ■ Other work 15 (16%) · ■ Marginal 40 (43%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Ghala 149 people
- Up Mahal Boharar 149 people
- Hud 147 people
- Pundrara 145 people
- Batewri 144 people
- Pujarli 144 people
- Up Mahal Thekra 142 people
- Up Mahal Kiyartua 141 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Koti? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Koti from Shimla? 146 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Koti? 145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Koti in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Koti? 86.8% (Census 2011)

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