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About Uphara Village

Uphara is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 719 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uphara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uphara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 811.36 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 719
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uphara compares

By the 2011 count Uphara is the 43rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 811.36 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Uphara

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

Uphara lies about 35 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 15 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 Uphara
Nearest town Kumhāri 13 km
Nearest railway station Urkura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 17 km
District headquarters Durg 35 km

Villages closest to Uphara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uphara village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Uphara village has 719 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uphara has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Uphara is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uphara covers 811.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uphara falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Uphara is Urkura, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Uphara.

Uphara is about 35 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uphara is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Kumhāri is about 13 km away. Urkura is about 15 km away. Berla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khangar Pat (1.9 km), Gabda (2.8 km) and Bohardih (3.0 km).

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

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