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About Up Mahal Rusla Village

Up Mahal Rusla is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 114 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Rusla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Rusla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 104.98 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 114
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Rusla compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Rusla is the 54th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 104.98 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Rusla

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

Up Mahal Rusla lies about 49 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 49 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 Rusla
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 49 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Rusla

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 Rusla

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Rusla village had a population of 233. That makes it the 54th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Rusla village has 114 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Rusla has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Up Mahal Rusla covers 104.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Rusla is Salogra, about 49 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Up Mahal Rusla.

Up Mahal Rusla is about 49 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 Rusla is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 49 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 Khokha (under 2 km) and Kharachli (1.8 km).

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

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