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About Up Mahal Kanda Village

Up Mahal Kanda is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 50 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Kanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 50
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Kanda is the 144th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Kanda

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

Up Mahal Kanda lies about 47 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 42 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 21 km
Nearest town Nāhan 40 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 42 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Kanda

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 Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Kanda village had a population of 90. That makes it the 144th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Kanda village has 50 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Kanda has about 800 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 Kanda is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Kanda covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Kanda is Salogra, about 42 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 Kanda.

Up Mahal Kanda is about 47 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 Kanda is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 21 km away. Nāhan is about 40 km away. Salogra is about 42 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 Kanda (under 2 km), D P F Kandakhai (under 2 km) and Up Mahal Kandal (under 2 km).

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

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