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About Moch Uparli Village

Moch Uparli is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 257 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moch Uparli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moch Uparli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 116.17 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 257
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moch Uparli compares

By the 2011 count Moch Uparli is the 31st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 116.17 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Moch Uparli

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

Moch Uparli lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.2 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 Moch Uparli
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 6.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Moch Uparli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 Moch Uparli

As per the Census of India 2011, Moch Uparli village had a population of 505. That makes it the 31st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Moch Uparli village has 257 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moch Uparli has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Moch Uparli is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moch Uparli covers 116.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moch Uparli falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moch Uparli is Bharmar, about 6.2 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 Moch Uparli.

Moch Uparli is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moch Uparli is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 1.7 km away. Bharmar is about 6.2 km away. Talwāra 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 Moch (under 2 km), Moch Jhikla (under 2 km) and Bhadwara (under 2 km).

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

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