Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Ramdara

Up Mahal Ramdara is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 256 people in 42 households, the 46th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 256 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 73.6% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Ramdara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Ramdara is 171210. Up Mahal Ramdara falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025927

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

## How far is Up Mahal Ramdara from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 163 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 63 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Ramdara?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Manewati
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 untreated 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 Ramdara known for?

The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 6% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Ramdara

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Ramdara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Ramdara · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 90%
- Toilet within the home 12% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 55%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 19% 41%
- Mobile phone 95% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 5% 15%
- Own their home 90% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Ramdara?

■ Up Mahal Ramdara · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1429 954
- Working population 52.0% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 119 (89%) · ■ Other work 13 (10%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Phaula 268 people
- Bohar 267 people
- Up Mahal Paban 262 people
- Up Mahal Thangar 257 people
- Dhakoli 253 people
- Up Mahal Nawi 245 people
- Up Mahal Tari 244 people
- Dhadu 242 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Ramdara? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Ramdara from Shimla? 163 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Ramdara? 256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Ramdara in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Ramdara? 73.6% (Census 2011)

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