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About Thor Uparli Village

Thor Uparli is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 324 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thor Uparli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thor Uparli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177105
Area (hectares) 221.34 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 324
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thor Uparli compares

By the 2011 count Thor Uparli is the 55th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 221.34 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Thor Uparli

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

Thor Uparli lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 14 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 Thor Uparli
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Guler 14 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Thor Uparli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Thor Uparli

As per the Census of India 2011, Thor Uparli village had a population of 656. That makes it the 55th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Thor Uparli village has 324 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thor Uparli has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Thor Uparli is 177105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thor Uparli covers 221.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thor Uparli falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thor Uparli is Guler, about 14 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 Thor Uparli.

Thor Uparli is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thor Uparli is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.1 km away. Guler is about 14 km away. Talwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thor Nichli (under 2 km), Barwara (under 2 km) and Badhal Nichli (under 2 km).

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

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