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About Uparli Kugti Village

Uparli Kugti is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 95 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1514.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparli Kugti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparli Kugti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 1514.58 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 95
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparli Kugti compares

By the 2011 count Uparli Kugti is the 43rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 1514.58 hectares work out to about 0.1 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, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Uparli Kugti

Uparli Kugti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uparli Kugti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Uparli Kugti from other places

Uparli Kugti lies about 55 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 47 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 Uparli Kugti
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 46 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 47 km
District headquarters Chamba 55 km

Villages closest to Uparli Kugti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Brahmaur 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 Uparli Kugti

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparli Kugti village had a population of 188. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Uparli Kugti village has 95 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparli Kugti has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Uparli Kugti is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparli Kugti covers 1514.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uparli Kugti falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uparli Kugti is Palampur Himachal, about 47 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uparli Kugti.

Uparli Kugti is about 55 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparli Kugti is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 46 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikli Kugti (under 2 km), R F Kugti (under 2 km) and Balmui (8.2 km).

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

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