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About Uphrail Village

Uphrail is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 491 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.54 hectares hectares.

Uphrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uphrail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 225.54 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 491
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uphrail compares

By the 2011 count Uphrail is the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 225.54 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Uphrail

Uphrail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uphrail as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 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 41 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 18 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
Nearest railway station Kanki 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
Nearest town Arāria 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 41 km

Villages closest to Uphrail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uphrail village had a population of 971. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Uphrail village has 491 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uphrail has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Uphrail covers 225.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uphrail falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uphrail is Kanki, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Uphrail is about 41 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uphrail is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 18 km away. Baisa is about 20 km away. Arāria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirganj Fatehpur (under 2 km), Dhobinia (1.6 km) and Asiani (1.9 km).

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

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