Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Kufar Up Mahal Kufar is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 92 people in 17 households, the 145th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 92 people (2011) - 17 households - 64.6% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Kufar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Kufar is 171210. Up Mahal Kufar falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025851 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Kufar from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 148 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Kufar? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Kufar; 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 · Arnot - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Halwoo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ 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 treated 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 Kufar known for? The main crops are pulses and maize. About 10% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Kufar Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kufar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Up Mahal Kufar · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 90% - Toilet within the home 53% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 47% 55% - Tap water 88% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72% - Use banking services 100% 79% - Television 24% 41% - Mobile phone 88% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 6% 3% - None of these assets 12% 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 Kufar? ■ Up Mahal Kufar · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 954 - Working population 46.7% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 2 (5%) · ■ Marginal 40 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Itahal 96 people - Silori 95 people - D.P.F. Ranash 94 people - Dauchi 93 people - Dhawandli 90 people - Up Mahal Kanda 90 people - Up Mahal Antrawali 86 people - Baraila 80 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Kufar? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Kufar from Shimla? 148 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Kufar? 92 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Kufar in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kufar? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-kufar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.