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About Surajpur Uperla Village

Surajpur Uperla is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 824 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surajpur Uperla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpur Uperla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 211.83 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 824
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surajpur Uperla compares

By the 2011 count Surajpur Uperla is the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 211.83 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Surajpur Uperla

Surajpur Uperla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surajpur Uperla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surajpur Uperla from other places

Surajpur Uperla lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 2.8 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 Surajpur Uperla
Nearest railway station Kandrori 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 7.6 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 7.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Surajpur Uperla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 Surajpur Uperla

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajpur Uperla village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Surajpur Uperla village has 824 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpur Uperla has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Surajpur Uperla is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surajpur Uperla covers 211.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surajpur Uperla falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surajpur Uperla is Kandrori, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Surajpur Uperla.

Surajpur Uperla is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajpur Uperla is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 2.8 km away. Indora is about 7.6 km away. Pathānkot is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajpur Jhikla (under 2 km), Jindri (under 2 km) and Mohtli (under 2 km).

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

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