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About Uparkapa Village

Uparkapa is a small village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 239 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparkapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparkapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 406.87 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 239
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparkapa compares

By the 2011 count Uparkapa is the 63rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 406.87 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Uparkapa

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

Uparkapa lies about 38 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 74 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 Uparkapa
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 15 km
District headquarters Jashpur 38 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 38 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 74 km

Villages closest to Uparkapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparkapa village had a population of 477. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Uparkapa village has 239 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparkapa has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Uparkapa is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparkapa covers 406.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uparkapa falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Uparkapa is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 74 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 Uparkapa.

Uparkapa is about 38 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparkapa is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 15 km away. Jashpur is about 38 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakarikachhar (3.2 km), Goriya (4.5 km) and Bandar Chunwa (8.9 km).

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

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