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About Up Mahal Bagan Village

Up Mahal Bagan is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 196 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Bagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Bagan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 196
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Bagan compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Bagan is the 16th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Bagan

Up Mahal Bagan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Bagan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bagan from other places

Up Mahal Bagan 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 Bagan
District headquarters Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 27 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Bagan

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 Bagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Bagan village had a population of 380. That makes it the 16th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Bagan village has 196 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Bagan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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

Up Mahal Bagan covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Up Mahal Bagan.

Up Mahal Bagan 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 Bagan 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 Bag (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 Bagan today is likely to be higher.

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