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About Uparli Barol Village

Uparli Barol is a large village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,791, made up of 1,417 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparli Barol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparli Barol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 120.28 hectares
Population 2,791
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparli Barol compares

By the 2011 count Uparli Barol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 120.28 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Uparli Barol

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

Uparli Barol lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, 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 Uparli Barol
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km

Villages closest to Uparli Barol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparli Barol village had a population of 2,791. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Uparli Barol village has 1,417 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparli Barol has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Uparli Barol is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparli Barol covers 120.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uparli Barol falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uparli Barol is Jawanwala Shahr, 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 Uparli Barol.

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

Uparli Barol is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 14 km away. Dharmsala is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balla (3.2 km), Kut (3.3 km) and Chhainti (4.4 km).

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

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