# Up Mahal Nerua Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-nerua/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Nerua Up Mahal Nerua is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **2,293 people in 594 households**, the 1st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,293people (2011) - 594households - 89.8%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Up Mahal Nerua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Up Mahal Nerua is 171210.** Up Mahal Nerua falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025776 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Up Mahal Nerua from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)126 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)26 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 Nerua? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Nerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Nerua known for? The main crops are **vegetables and wheat**. About 13% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Nerua Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Nerua in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Up Mahal Nerua · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **90% Toilet within the home ****93%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **55% Tap water ****97%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **72% Use banking services ****81%** **79% Television ****80%** **41% Mobile phone ****92%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **15% Own their home ****35%** **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 Nerua? ■ Up Mahal Nerua · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **954 Working population ****40.4%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 88.5% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 718 (77%) · **■** Marginal 134 (14%) 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 - Shilgaon608 people - Shawala600 people - Manewati514 people - Madhana503 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 Nerua?171210 - How far is Up Mahal Nerua from Shimla?126 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Nerua?2,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Nerua in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Nerua?89.8% (Census 2011)