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About Sawana Uparla Village

Sawana Uparla is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 296 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawana Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawana Uparla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177110
Area (hectares) 133.17 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 296
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawana Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Sawana Uparla is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 133.17 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Sawana Uparla

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

Sawana Uparla lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.9 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 Sawana Uparla
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Sawana Uparla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 Sawana Uparla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawana Uparla village had a population of 569. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Sawana Uparla village has 296 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawana Uparla has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Sawana Uparla is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawana Uparla covers 133.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawana Uparla falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sawana Uparla is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.9 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 Sawana Uparla.

Sawana Uparla is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawana Uparla is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.9 km away. Jaswan is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amalehr (3.2 km), Reri (7.3 km) and Ban Barala (11 km).

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

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