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About Uparkachhar Village

Uparkachhar is a mid sized village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,841, made up of 902 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparkachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparkachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496227
Area (hectares) 902.29 hectares
Population 1,841
Male Population 902
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparkachhar compares

By the 2011 count Uparkachhar is the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 902.29 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Uparkachhar

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

Uparkachhar lies about 20 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 62 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 Uparkachhar
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 20 km
District headquarters Jashpur 20 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 62 km

Villages closest to Uparkachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparkachhar village had a population of 1,841. That makes it the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Uparkachhar village has 902 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparkachhar has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Uparkachhar is 496227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparkachhar covers 902.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uparkachhar falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Uparkachhar is Biramitrapur, about 62 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 village for Uparkachhar.

Uparkachhar is about 20 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparkachhar is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Farsabahar is about 20 km away. Jashpur is about 20 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abira (5.2 km), Saraitoli (8.1 km) and Bamhanmara (9.1 km).

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

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