Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Paban

Up Mahal Paban is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 262 people in 34 households, the 44th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 262 people (2011)
- 34 households
- 61.3% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Paban PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Paban is 171210. Up Mahal Paban falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025846

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

## How far is Up Mahal Paban from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 162 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 62 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Paban?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ 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 Paban known for?

The main crops are wheat and pulses. About 13% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Paban

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Paban in 2011, 97 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Paban · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 90%
- Toilet within the home 29% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 55%
- Tap water 94% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 72%
- Use banking services 91% 79%
- Television 41% 41%
- Mobile phone 71% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 26% 15%
- Own their home 88% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Up Mahal Paban?

■ Up Mahal Paban · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 845 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 954
- Working population 66.4% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 56.4% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 163 (94%) · ■ Other work 8 (5%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Up Mahal Thithrawali 275 people
- Mundli 269 people
- Phaula 268 people
- Bohar 267 people
- Up Mahal Thangar 257 people
- Up Mahal Ramdara 256 people
- Dhakoli 253 people
- Up Mahal Nawi 245 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Paban? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Paban from Shimla? 162 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Paban? 262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Paban in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Paban? 61.3% (Census 2011)

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