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About Up Mahal Koti Village

Up Mahal Koti is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 136 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Koti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 136
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Koti compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Koti is the 34th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Koti

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

Up Mahal Koti lies about 30 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 19 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 Koti
Nearest railway station Salogra 19 km
Nearest town Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 26 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Koti

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 Koti

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Koti village had a population of 282. That makes it the 34th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Koti village has 136 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Up Mahal Koti covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Koti is Salogra, about 19 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 Koti.

Up Mahal Koti is about 30 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 Koti is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 19 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Nerua is about 26 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 Kotangan (under 2 km), D P F Bagna (4.1 km) and D P F Laidhar (8.8 km).

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

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