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About Up Mahal Hirah Village

Up Mahal Hirah is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 197 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Hirah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Hirah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 197
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Hirah compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Hirah is the 17th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Hirah

Up Mahal Hirah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Hirah 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 Hirah from other places

Up Mahal Hirah lies about 50 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 45 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 Hirah
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 23 km
Nearest town Nāhan 41 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 45 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Hirah

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 Hirah

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Hirah village had a population of 373. That makes it the 17th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Hirah village has 197 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Hirah has about 893 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 Hirah is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Hirah covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Hirah is Salogra, about 45 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 km distance for Up Mahal Hirah.

Up Mahal Hirah is about 50 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 Hirah is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 23 km away. Nāhan is about 41 km away. Salogra is about 45 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 Shalan (under 2 km), D P F Thanal (2.5 km) and D P F Kanda (3.3 km).

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

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