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About Up Mahal Banipul Village

Up Mahal Banipul is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 29 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Banipul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Banipul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 29
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Banipul compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Banipul is the 156th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Banipul

Up Mahal Banipul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Banipul as Available within village. 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 Banipul from other places

Up Mahal Banipul lies about 14 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 Banipul
District headquarters Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 20 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Banipul

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 Banipul

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Banipul village had a population of 56. That makes it the 156th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Banipul village has 29 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Banipul has about 931 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 Banipul is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Banipul covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Up Mahal Banipul is about 14 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 Banipul is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 14 km away. Nerua is about 20 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 Charog (2.7 km), Up Mahal Kiyari (4.9 km) and Janog (5.6 km).

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

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