Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Shlania

Up Mahal Shlania is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 114 people in 19 households, the 127th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 114 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 173210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Shlania PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Shlania is 173210. Up Mahal Shlania falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025798

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

## How far is Up Mahal Shlania from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 136 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 36 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Shlania?

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

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bohrar
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Shlania known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 2% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Shlania

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Shlania in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Up Mahal Shlania · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 84% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 55%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 72%
- Use banking services 100% 79%
- Television 58% 41%
- Mobile phone 90% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 5% 15%
- Own their home 100% 90%

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

## What is the population of Up Mahal Shlania?

■ Up Mahal Shlania · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1192 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 954
- Working population 54.4% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 67.9% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 13 (21%) · ■ Marginal 34 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Pujarli 120 people
- Up Mahal Dawada 119 people
- Up Mahal Kalara 119 people
- Up Mahal Kiyari 119 people
- Auli 113 people
- Dhalewna 113 people
- Up Mahal Kayarnu 113 people
- Sanog 109 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Shlania? 173210
- How far is Up Mahal Shlania from Shimla? 136 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Shlania? 114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Shlania in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Shlania? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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