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About Upka Village

Upka is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 463 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 184.7 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 463
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upka compares

By the 2011 count Upka is the 85th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 184.7 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Upka

Upka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Upka from other places

Upka lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tenganmada, about 2.5 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 Upka
Nearest railway station Tenganmada 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 21 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Upka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upka village had a population of 887. That makes it the 85th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Upka village has 463 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upka has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Upka is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upka covers 184.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upka falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Upka is Tenganmada, about 2.5 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Upka.

Upka is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upka is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Tenganmada is about 2.5 km away. Kota is about 21 km away. Ratanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atadda (under 2 km), Karwa (1.9 km) and Kurwar (2.2 km).

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

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