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About Up Mahal Jamath Village

Up Mahal Jamath is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 129 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Jamath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Jamath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 208.83 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 129
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Jamath compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Jamath is the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 208.83 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Jamath

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

Up Mahal Jamath lies about 60 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 60 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 Jamath
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 26 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 56 km
District headquarters Shimla 60 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 60 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Jamath

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 Jamath

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Jamath village had a population of 238. That makes it the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Jamath village has 129 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Jamath has about 845 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 Jamath is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Jamath covers 208.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Jamath is Salogra, about 60 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 Jamath.

Up Mahal Jamath is about 60 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 Jamath is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 26 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 56 km away. Shimla is about 60 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 Khora (2.1 km), Bajah (2.1 km) and Chhanog (2.7 km).

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

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