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About Up Mahal Bag Village

Up Mahal Bag is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 8 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Bag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Bag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 174.33 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 8
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Bag compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Bag is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 174.33 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Bag

Up Mahal Bag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Bag as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Up Mahal Bag from other places

Up Mahal Bag lies about 12 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Up Mahal Bag
District headquarters Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 27 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Bag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nerua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Up Mahal Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Bag village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Bag village has 8 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Bag has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Up Mahal Bag is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Bag covers 174.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Up Mahal Bag falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Up Mahal Bag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Up Mahal Bag.

Up Mahal Bag is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Up Mahal Bag is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 12 km away. Nerua is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Bagan (under 2 km), Up Mahal Bagasan (under 2 km) and Up Mahal Phajabag (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Up Mahal Bag today is likely to be higher.

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