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About Up Mahal Nerua Village

Up Mahal Nerua is a large village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,236 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Nerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Nerua village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 145.42 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Nerua compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Nerua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 145.42 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Nerua

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

Up Mahal Nerua lies about 33 km from Shimla. 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 Nerua
Tehsil headquarters Nerua under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Nerua

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 Nerua

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Nerua village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Nerua village has 1,236 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Nerua has about 855 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 Nerua is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Nerua covers 145.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Up Mahal Nerua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Up Mahal Nerua.

Up Mahal Nerua is about 33 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 Nerua is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 33 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 Chila (2.4 km), Shatal (2.5 km) and Bagna (4.4 km).

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

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