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About Up Mahal Dhar Village

Up Mahal Dhar is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 28 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 124.52 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 28
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Dhar is the 160th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 124.52 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, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Dhar

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

Up Mahal Dhar lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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 Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 18 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Dhar

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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Dhar village had a population of 54. That makes it the 160th 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 Dhar village has 28 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Dhar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Up Mahal Dhar is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Dhar covers 124.52 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 Dhar falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Dhar is Salogra, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Up Mahal Dhar.

Up Mahal Dhar is about 32 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 Dhar is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 18 km away. Salogra is about 26 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Laidhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Up Mahal Dharandli (under 2 km).

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

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