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About Up Mahal Bholala Village

Up Mahal Bholala is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 161 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Bholala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Bholala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 161
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Bholala compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Bholala is the 26th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Bholala

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

Up Mahal Bholala lies about 51 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Bholala
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 20 km
Nearest town Nāhan 48 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 48 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Bholala

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 Bholala

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Bholala village had a population of 325. That makes it the 26th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Bholala village has 161 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Bholala has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Up Mahal Bholala is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Bholala covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Bholala is Salogra, about 48 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 Bholala.

Up Mahal Bholala is about 51 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 Bholala is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 20 km away. Nāhan is about 48 km away. Salogra is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraila (under 2 km), Ghala (under 2 km) and Katahn (under 2 km).

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

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