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About Up Mahal Kandal Village

Up Mahal Kandal is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 103 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Kandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Kandal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 674.24 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 103
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
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 Kandal compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Kandal is the 77th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 674.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Kandal

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

Up Mahal Kandal 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 Kandal
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 Kandal

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 Kandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Kandal village had a population of 189. That makes it the 77th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Kandal village has 103 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Kandal has about 835 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 Kandal is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Kandal covers 674.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Kandal 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 Kandal.

Up Mahal Kandal 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 Kandal 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 Kanda (under 2 km).

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

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