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About Up Mahal Bazathal Village

Up Mahal Bazathal is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 201 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Bazathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Bazathal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 201
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Bazathal compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Bazathal is the 17th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Bazathal

Up Mahal Bazathal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Bazathal 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 Bazathal from other places

Up Mahal Bazathal lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 51 km away. 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 Bazathal
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 22 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 50 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 51 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Bazathal

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 Bazathal

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Bazathal village had a population of 373. That makes it the 17th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Bazathal village has 201 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Bazathal has about 856 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 Bazathal is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Bazathal covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Bazathal is Salogra, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bazathal.

Up Mahal Bazathal is about 53 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 Bazathal is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 22 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 50 km away. Salogra is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikri (under 2 km), Up Mahal Tikri (under 2 km) and Silori (under 2 km).

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

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