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About Up Mahal Bijmal Village

Up Mahal Bijmal is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 149 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Bijmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Bijmal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 182.75 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 149
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Bijmal compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Bijmal is the 39th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 182.75 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Bijmal

Up Mahal Bijmal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Bijmal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bijmal from other places

Up Mahal Bijmal lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Bijmal
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 17 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Solan 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Bijmal

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 Bijmal

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Bijmal village had a population of 275. That makes it the 39th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Bijmal village has 149 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Bijmal has about 846 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 Bijmal is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Bijmal covers 182.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Bijmal is Salogra, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Up Mahal Bijmal.

Up Mahal Bijmal is about 24 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 Bijmal is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 17 km away. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 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 Kalara (3.5 km), D P F Khilar (4.2 km) and Up Mahal Ranghol (4.9 km).

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

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