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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-rusla/

Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Rusla

Up Mahal Rusla is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 42 households**, the 54th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 233people (2011)
- 42households
- 85.2%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Up Mahal Rusla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Up Mahal Rusla is 171210.** Up Mahal Rusla falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025752

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

## How far is Up Mahal Rusla 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 Rusla?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Rusla known for?

The main crops are **tomato and maize**. About 11% of the 105 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 Rusla

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Rusla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Up Mahal Rusla · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**72%

Use banking services ****98%**

**79%

Television ****60%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Rusla?

■ Up Mahal Rusla · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**954

Working population ****36.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 74.1% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (30%) · **■** Marginal 9 (11%)

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

- Dhadu242 people
- Up Mahal Jamath238 people
- Gotari237 people
- Rinjat236 people
- Up Mahal Sarahn233 people
- Up Mahal Kheelar232 people
- Gain229 people
- Lalon229 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 Rusla?171210
- How far is Up Mahal Rusla from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Rusla?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Rusla in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Rusla?85.2% (Census 2011)
