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About Up Mahal Kedi Village

Up Mahal Kedi is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 148 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Kedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Kedi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 113.4 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 148
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Kedi compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Kedi is the 32nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 113.4 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Kedi

Up Mahal Kedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Kedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kedi from other places

Up Mahal Kedi lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Kedi
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 21 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 52 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Kedi

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 Kedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Kedi village had a population of 307. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Kedi village has 148 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Kedi has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Up Mahal Kedi is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Kedi covers 113.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Kedi is Salogra, about 52 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Up Mahal Kedi.

Up Mahal Kedi is about 53 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 Kedi is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 21 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pujarli (under 2 km), Kima Chandrauli (under 2 km) and Silori (1.7 km).

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

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