About Uprer Village

Uprer is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 979 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uprer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uprer village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	150.83 hectares
Population	1,893
Male Population	979
Female Population	914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uprer compares

By the 2011 count Uprer 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 150.83 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Uprer

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

Uprer lies about 8.0 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Uprer
Nearest railway station	Samloti	5.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	8.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.8 km

Villages closest to Uprer

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.

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Common questions about Uprer

As per the Census of India 2011, Uprer village had a population of 1,893. 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.

Uprer village has 979 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uprer has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Uprer covers 150.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uprer falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uprer is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Uprer.

Uprer is about 8.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uprer is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.7 km away. Kangra is about 8.0 km away. Dharmsala is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.