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About Up Mahal Sarahn Village

Up Mahal Sarahn 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 125 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Sarahn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Sarahn village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 114.44 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 125
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Sarahn compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Sarahn 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 114.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Sarahn

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

Up Mahal Sarahn lies about 27 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 Sarahn
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Sarahn

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 Sarahn

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Sarahn 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 Sarahn village has 125 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Sarahn has about 864 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 Sarahn is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Sarahn covers 114.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Mahal Sarahn 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 Sarahn.

Up Mahal Sarahn is about 27 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 Sarahn is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 13 km away. Shimla 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 D P F Sarahn (under 2 km), Up Mahal Kiyarla (2.3 km) and Up Mahal Kiyartua (2.3 km).

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

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