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About Upanpal Village

Upanpal is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 628 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upanpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upanpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 247.69 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 628
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Upanpal compares

By the 2011 count Upanpal is the 28th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 247.69 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Upanpal

Upanpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upanpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Upanpal from other places

Upanpal lies about 26 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 4.6 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 Upanpal
Nearest railway station Amagura 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 15 km
District headquarters Bastar 26 km

Villages closest to Upanpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upanpal village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 28th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Upanpal village has 628 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upanpal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Upanpal is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upanpal covers 247.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upanpal falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Upanpal is Amagura, about 4.6 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Upanpal.

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

Upanpal is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 4.6 km away. Jagdalpur is about 15 km away. Bastar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijaput (under 2 km), Karanpur (under 2 km) and Nagarnar (1.9 km).

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

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