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About Up Mahal Phajabag Village

Up Mahal Phajabag is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 27 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Phajabag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Phajabag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 338.9 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 27
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Phajabag compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Phajabag is the 158th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 338.9 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Phajabag

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

Up Mahal Phajabag lies about 12 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 Phajabag
District headquarters Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 27 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Phajabag

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 Phajabag

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Phajabag village had a population of 55. That makes it the 158th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Phajabag village has 27 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Phajabag has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Up Mahal Phajabag covers 338.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Up Mahal Phajabag notes the nearest railway station 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 Phajabag.

Up Mahal Phajabag is about 12 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 Phajabag is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 12 km away. Nerua is about 27 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 Bag (under 2 km), Up Mahal Bagan (under 2 km) and Up Mahal Bagasan (under 2 km).

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

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