About Uphrail Village

Uphrail is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 442 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uphrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uphrail village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Pincode	855105
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	889
Male Population	442
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
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 Uphrail compares

By the 2011 count Uphrail is the 104th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Uphrail

Uphrail is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Uphrail 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 Uphrail from other places

Uphrail lies about 60 km from Katihar, 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	Kadwa	17 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	17 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	60 km

Villages closest to Uphrail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 889. That makes it the 104th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Uphrail village has 442 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uphrail has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Uphrail is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uphrail covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uphrail falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar 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 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 Uphrail.

Uphrail is about 60 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uphrail is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kadwa is about 17 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.