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About Up Mahal Tharoch Village

Up Mahal Tharoch is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 246 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Tharoch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Tharoch village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 156.26 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 246
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Up Mahal Tharoch compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Tharoch is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 156.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Up Mahal Tharoch

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

Up Mahal Tharoch lies about 52 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 Tharoch
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 52 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Tharoch

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 Tharoch

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Tharoch village had a population of 476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Tharoch village has 246 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Tharoch has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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

Up Mahal Tharoch covers 156.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Up Mahal Tharoch 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 Tharoch.

Up Mahal Tharoch is about 52 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 Tharoch is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 52 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 Chhachar (under 2 km), Kiarna (under 2 km) and D P F Gotari (1.7 km).

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

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