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About Gandhi Gram Uparla Village

Gandhi Gram Uparla is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 114 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhi Gram Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhi Gram Uparla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 47.17 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 114
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhi Gram Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Gandhi Gram Uparla is the 120th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 47.17 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Gandhi Gram Uparla

Gandhi Gram Uparla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhi Gram Uparla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhi Gram Uparla from other places

Gandhi Gram Uparla lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 4.1 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 Gandhi Gram Uparla
Nearest railway station Ahju 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 5.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Gandhi Gram Uparla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Gandhi Gram Uparla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhi Gram Uparla village had a population of 252. That makes it the 120th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Gandhi Gram Uparla village has 114 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhi Gram Uparla has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Gandhi Gram Uparla is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhi Gram Uparla covers 47.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhi Gram Uparla falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhi Gram Uparla is Ahju, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhi Gram Uparla.

Gandhi Gram Uparla is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhi Gram Uparla is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 4.1 km away. Baijnath is about 5.8 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandian (under 2 km), Mahankal (1.6 km) and Mahlpat Katocha (1.7 km).

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

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