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About Uperla Sukar Village

Uperla Sukar is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 215 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uperla Sukar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uperla Sukar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 51.82 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 215
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uperla Sukar compares

By the 2011 count Uperla Sukar is the 79th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 51.82 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Uperla Sukar

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

Uperla Sukar lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 11 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 Uperla Sukar
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 3.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km

Villages closest to Uperla Sukar

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 Uperla Sukar

As per the Census of India 2011, Uperla Sukar village had a population of 428. That makes it the 79th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Uperla Sukar village has 215 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uperla Sukar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Uperla Sukar is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uperla Sukar covers 51.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uperla Sukar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uperla Sukar is Nagrota, about 11 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 Uperla Sukar.

Uperla Sukar is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uperla Sukar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 3.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 3.2 km away. Nagrota is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukar Khas (under 2 km), Sidhpur (under 2 km) and Jhikli Barol (under 2 km).

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

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