About Uphrail Village

Uphrail is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,809, made up of 2,479 males and 2,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.4 hectares hectares.

Uphrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uphrail village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	582.4 hectares
Population	4,809
Male Population	2,479
Female Population	2,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Uphrail compares

By the 2011 count Uphrail is the 30th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 582.4 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Uphrail

Uphrail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Uphrail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uphrail from other places

Uphrail lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 17 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 Uphrail
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	17 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	17 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Uphrail

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

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Common questions about Uphrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Uphrail village had a population of 4,809. That makes it the 30th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Uphrail village has 2,479 males and 2,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uphrail has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Uphrail covers 582.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uphrail falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uphrail is Sarsi, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uphrail.

Uphrail is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uphrail is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 9.4 km away. Sarsi is about 17 km away. Banmankhi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.