Village · Nerua, Shimla
# Up Mahal Tarshanoo

Up Mahal Tarshanoo is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 461 people in 74 households, the 12th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 461 people (2011)
- 74 households
- 34.1% literacy
- 171210 PIN code

## Up Mahal Tarshanoo PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Up Mahal Tarshanoo is 171210. Up Mahal Tarshanoo falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171210
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025763

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

## How far is Up Mahal Tarshanoo from nearby towns?
- Nerua (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 128 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Up Mahal Tarshanoo?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nerua
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nerua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 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 Tarshanoo known for?

The main crops are chalai and maize. About 3% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Up Mahal Tarshanoo

Of every 100 households in Up Mahal Tarshanoo in 2011, 81 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Up Mahal Tarshanoo · ■ Nerua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 90%
- Toilet within the home 16% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 55%
- Tap water 97% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 72%
- Use banking services 12% 79%
- Television 3% 41%
- Mobile phone 48% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 37% 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 Tarshanoo?

■ Up Mahal Tarshanoo · ■ Nerua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 34.1% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1275 954
- Working population 53.4% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 22.2% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 102 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 134 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua
- Guma 476 people
- Up Mahal Tharoch 476 people
- Up Mahal Bhabhia 474 people
- Up Mahal Moolshak 463 people
- Jhandua 401 people
- Kima Chandrauli 393 people
- Up Mahal Bandar 392 people
- Up Mahal Bagan 380 people

All 247 villages in Nerua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Up Mahal Tarshanoo? 171210
- How far is Up Mahal Tarshanoo from Shimla? 128 km by road
- What is the population of Up Mahal Tarshanoo? 461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Up Mahal Tarshanoo in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Up Mahal Tarshanoo? 34.1% (Census 2011)

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