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About Upperla Odar Village

Upperla Odar is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 386 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upperla Odar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upperla Odar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 46.07 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 386
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upperla Odar compares

By the 2011 count Upperla Odar is the 36th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 46.07 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Upperla Odar

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

Upperla Odar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, 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 Upperla Odar
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 4.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Upperla Odar

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 Upperla Odar

As per the Census of India 2011, Upperla Odar village had a population of 848. That makes it the 36th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Upperla Odar village has 386 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upperla Odar has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Upperla Odar is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upperla Odar covers 46.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Upperla Odar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Upperla Odar is Kangra Mandir, 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 Upperla Odar.

Upperla Odar is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upperla Odar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.7 km away. Kangra Mandir 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 Jhikla Odar (under 2 km), Jhikkar (under 2 km) and Bangrehr (under 2 km).

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

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