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About Up Mahal Kheelar Village

Up Mahal Kheelar is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 114 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Kheelar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Kheelar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 114
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Kheelar compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Kheelar is the 56th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Kheelar

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

Up Mahal Kheelar lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Kheelar
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 25 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Kheelar

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 Kheelar

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Kheelar village had a population of 232. That makes it the 56th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Kheelar village has 114 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Kheelar has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Up Mahal Kheelar covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Kheelar is Salogra, about 54 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 Kheelar.

Up Mahal Kheelar is about 57 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 Kheelar is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 25 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bavara (under 2 km), D P F Arua (under 2 km) and D P F Chanjar (under 2 km).

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

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