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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Up Mahal Sarahn

Up Mahal Sarahn is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 45 households**, the 55th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 233people (2011)
- 45households
- 72.1%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Up Mahal Sarahn PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025742

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

## How far is Up Mahal Sarahn 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 Sarahn?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Sarahn; 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 · Pouria
- ○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 Sarahn known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 16% of the 114 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 Sarahn

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Sarahn in 2011, 69 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Up Mahal Sarahn · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**55%

Tap water ****96%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**72%

Use banking services ****18%**

**79%

Television ****27%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**15%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Sarahn?

■ Up Mahal Sarahn · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**954

Working population ****82.4%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 86% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 132 (69%)

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

- Up Mahal Jamath238 people
- Gotari237 people
- Rinjat236 people
- Up Mahal Rusla233 people
- Up Mahal Kheelar232 people
- Gain229 people
- Lalon229 people
- Up Mahal Gadha229 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 Sarahn?173210
- How far is Up Mahal Sarahn from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Sarahn?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Sarahn in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Sarahn?72.1% (Census 2011)