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About Awah Upperla Village

Awah Upperla is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 113 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awah Upperla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awah Upperla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174311
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 113
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awah Upperla compares

By the 2011 count Awah Upperla is the 81st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Awah Upperla

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

Awah Upperla lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Una Himachal, about 2.2 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 Awah Upperla
Nearest railway station Una Himachal 2.2 km
Nearest town Nangal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km

Villages closest to Awah Upperla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 Awah Upperla

As per the Census of India 2011, Awah Upperla village had a population of 233. That makes it the 81st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Awah Upperla village has 113 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awah Upperla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Awah Upperla is 174311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awah Upperla covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awah Upperla falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Awah Upperla is Una Himachal, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Awah Upperla.

Awah Upperla is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awah Upperla is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Una Himachal is about 2.2 km away. Nangal is about 15 km away. Barsar 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 Baliya Kalan (under 2 km), Bear Kalan (under 2 km) and Guria Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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