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About Up Mahal Tikri Village

Up Mahal Tikri is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 203 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Up Mahal Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Up Mahal Tikri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 203
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Up Mahal Tikri is the 19th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Tikri

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

Up Mahal Tikri lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 51 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 Tikri
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 22 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 50 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 51 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to Up Mahal Tikri

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 Tikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Up Mahal Tikri village had a population of 372. That makes it the 19th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Up Mahal Tikri village has 203 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Up Mahal Tikri has about 833 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 Tikri is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Up Mahal Tikri covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Up Mahal Tikri is Salogra, about 51 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Up Mahal Tikri.

Up Mahal Tikri is about 53 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 Tikri is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 22 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 50 km away. Salogra is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikri (under 2 km), Silori (under 2 km) and Mukhrandli (under 2 km).

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

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