Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Mandal

Up Mahal Mandal is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 55 people in 9 households, the 160th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 55 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 75.5% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Mandal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Mandal is 171210. Up Mahal Mandal falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025729

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

## How far is Up Mahal Mandal from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Mandal?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bharanu
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tharoch
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Mandal known for?

The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 13% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Mandal

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Mandal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Mandal · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 90%
- Toilet within the home 56% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 55%
- Tap water 33% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 11% 41%
- Mobile phone 78% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 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 Mandal?

■ Up Mahal Mandal · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.5% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1292 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 954
- Working population 50.9% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 71% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (61%) · ■ Other work 2 (7%) · ■ Marginal 9 (32%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Mukhrandli 57 people
- Up Mahal Ajeetpur 57 people
- Up Mahal Banipul 56 people
- Up Mahal Rewthi 56 people
- Up Mahal Phajabag 55 people
- Up Mahal Dhar 54 people
- Up Mahal Dakehar 52 people
- D.P.F. Barhanu 48 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Mandal? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Mandal from Shimla? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Mandal? 55 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Mandal in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Mandal? 75.5% (Census 2011)

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