# Up Mahal Kutah Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Kutah

Up Mahal Kutah is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 40 households**, the 86th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 176people (2011)
- 40households
- 76.6%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Kutah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Mahal Kutah is 171210.** Up Mahal Kutah falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025721

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Up Mahal Kutah from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)154 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)54 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 Kutah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharoch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Kutah known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 31% of the 77 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 Kutah

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Kutah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Kutah · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**72%

Use banking services ****98%**

**79%

Television ****48%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kutah?

■ Up Mahal Kutah · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**954

Working population ****51.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 37 (41%)

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 Bharmana182 people
- Shakrana180 people
- Janog179 people
- Tikri176 people
- Up Mahal Rohana176 people
- Bhartaun175 people
- Gastari170 people
- Up Mahal Darbhar170 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 Kutah?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Kutah from Shimla?154 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Kutah?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Kutah in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Kutah?76.6% (Census 2011)