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About Up Mahal Khokha Village

Up Mahal Khokha is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 86 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Khokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Khokha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 43.82 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 86
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Khokha compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Khokha is the 91st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 43.82 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Khokha

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

Up Mahal Khokha lies about 48 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Khokha
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 48 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Khokha

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 Khokha

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Khokha village had a population of 164. That makes it the 91st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Khokha village has 86 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Khokha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Up Mahal Khokha is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Khokha covers 43.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Khokha is Salogra, about 48 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 Khokha.

Up Mahal Khokha is about 48 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 Khokha is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Salogra is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Nao (under 2 km), Up Mahal Rusla (under 2 km) and Sheila (1.8 km).

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

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