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About Up Mahal Darbhar Village

Up Mahal Darbhar is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 88 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Darbhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Darbhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 88
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Darbhar compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Darbhar is the 89th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Darbhar

Up Mahal Darbhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Darbhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Darbhar from other places

Up Mahal Darbhar lies about 56 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 56 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 Darbhar
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 56 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 56 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Darbhar

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 Darbhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Darbhar village had a population of 170. That makes it the 89th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Darbhar village has 88 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Darbhar has about 932 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 Darbhar is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Darbhar covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Darbhar is Salogra, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Up Mahal Darbhar.

Up Mahal Darbhar is about 56 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 Darbhar is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Salogra is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phaula (under 2 km), Chhanog (1.7 km) and Jhandua (2.1 km).

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

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