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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Moolshak

Up Mahal Moolshak is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 71 households**, the 11th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 463people (2011)
- 71households
- 64.7%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Up Mahal Moolshak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Mahal Moolshak is 173210.** Up Mahal Moolshak falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025756

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

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

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)141 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)41 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 Moolshak?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rusla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Moolshak known for?

The main crops are **chalai and wheat**. About 18% of the 154 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 Moolshak

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Moolshak in 2011, 82 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Up Mahal Moolshak · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**72%

Use banking services ****75%**

**79%

Television ****17%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Moolshak?

■ Up Mahal Moolshak · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**954

Working population ****39.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (18%) · **■** Marginal 65 (36%)

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

- Kharachli478 people
- Guma476 people
- Up Mahal Tharoch476 people
- Up Mahal Bhabhia474 people
- Up Mahal Tarshanoo461 people
- Jhandua401 people
- Kima Chandrauli393 people
- Up Mahal Bandar392 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 Moolshak?173210
- How far is Up Mahal Moolshak from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Moolshak?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Moolshak in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Moolshak?64.7% (Census 2011)