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About Up Mahal Sobal Village

Up Mahal Sobal is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 116 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Sobal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Sobal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 180.44 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 116
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Sobal compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Sobal is the 66th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 180.44 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Sobal

Up Mahal Sobal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Up Mahal Sobal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sobal from other places

Up Mahal Sobal lies about 44 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 Sobal
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Sobal

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 Sobal

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Sobal village had a population of 206. That makes it the 66th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Sobal village has 116 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Sobal has about 776 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 Sobal is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Sobal covers 180.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Up Mahal Sobal.

Up Mahal Sobal is about 44 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 Sobal is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batewri (under 2 km), Up Mahal Mandal (under 2 km) and Shanag (1.9 km).

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

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