Village · Nerua, Shimla # Up Mahal Sobal Up Mahal Sobal is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 206 people in 24 households, the 67th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 206 people (2011) - 24 households - 69.0% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## Up Mahal Sobal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Up Mahal Sobal is 171210. Up Mahal Sobal falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025843 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Up Mahal Sobal from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 164 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 64 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Sobal? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Up Mahal Sobal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pawahan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ 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 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 Sobal known for? The main crops are pulses and wheat. About 15% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Sobal Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Sobal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Up Mahal Sobal · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 90% - Toilet within the home 17% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 55% - Tap water 0% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72% - Use banking services 100% 79% - Television 4% 41% - Mobile phone 26% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 70% 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 Sobal? ■ Up Mahal Sobal · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.0% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 776 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 954 - Working population 47.6% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 58.3% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (52%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 46 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Nagah 211 people - Barhanu 209 people - Up Mahal Bhoot 207 people - Up Mahal Ar 206 people - Shatal 202 people - Up Mahal Telar 202 people - Lohan 201 people - Up Mahal Chhachar 197 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Sobal? 171210 - How far is Up Mahal Sobal from Shimla? 164 km by road - What is the population of Up Mahal Sobal? 206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Up Mahal Sobal in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Sobal? 69.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/up-mahal-sobal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.