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About Upia Village

Upia is a mid sized village in Doimukh tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 579 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 658 females per 1000 males.

Upia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upia village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Doimukh
Population 960
Male Population 579
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 658
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upia compares

By the 2011 count Upia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Upia

Upia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Upia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Upia from other places

Upia lies about 14 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 2.0 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 Upia
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Doimukh 3.2 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 14 km

Villages closest to Upia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Doimukh 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 Upia

As per the Census of India 2011, Upia village had a population of 960. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Upia village has 579 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upia has about 658 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Upia falls under Doimukh tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Upia is Naharlagun, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Upia.

Upia is about 14 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upia is in Doimukh tehsil of Papum Pare district. Naharlagun is about 2.0 km away. Doimukh is about 3.2 km away. Papum Pare is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doimukh H Q (3.2 km), Amba (4.7 km) and Midpu I (7.7 km).

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

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