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About Utpur Village

Utpur is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 109 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 109
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Utpur compares

By the 2011 count Utpur is the 137th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Utpur

Utpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Utpur 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 Utpur from other places

Utpur lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Utpur
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 62 km

Villages closest to Utpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Utpur village had a population of 212. That makes it the 137th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Utpur village has 109 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Utpur is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Utpur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Utpur falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Utpur is Nurpur Road, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Utpur.

Utpur is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utpur is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Nurpur Road is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Gadiog (under 2 km), Gadiog (under 2 km) and Sarua (2.7 km).

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

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