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About Up Mahal Gadha Village

Up Mahal Gadha is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 117 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Gadha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Gadha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 117
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Gadha compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Gadha is the 57th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Gadha

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

Up Mahal Gadha lies about 7.1 km from Shimla. 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 Gadha
District headquarters Shimla 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 26 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Gadha

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 Gadha

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Gadha village had a population of 229. That makes it the 57th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Gadha village has 117 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Gadha has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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

Up Mahal Gadha covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Mahal Gadha notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Up Mahal Gadha.

Up Mahal Gadha is about 7.1 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 Gadha is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 7.1 km away. Nerua is about 26 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 Khandan (under 2 km), Up Mahal Charog (5.9 km) and Up Mahal Banipul (7.6 km).

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

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