About Uparla Bhaniar Village

Uparla Bhaniar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 209 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparla Bhaniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparla Bhaniar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	71.45 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	209
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparla Bhaniar compares

By the 2011 count Uparla Bhaniar is the 55th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 71.45 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Uparla Bhaniar

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

Uparla Bhaniar lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 16 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 Uparla Bhaniar
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	16 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km

Villages closest to Uparla Bhaniar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparla Bhaniar village had a population of 421. That makes it the 55th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Uparla Bhaniar village has 209 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparla Bhaniar has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Uparla Bhaniar is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparla Bhaniar covers 71.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uparla Bhaniar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uparla Bhaniar is Jawanwala Shahr, about 16 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 Uparla Bhaniar.

Uparla Bhaniar is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparla Bhaniar is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 3.1 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.