Skip to main content

About Uprer Village

Uprer is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 120 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 111.5 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 120
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uprer compares

By the 2011 count Uprer is the 217th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 111.5 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 <5 km distance. 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 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 4.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 4.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Uprer

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Uprer

As per the Census of India 2011, Uprer village had a population of 217. That makes it the 217th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Uprer village has 120 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uprer has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Uprer is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uprer covers 111.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Uprer is Nurpur Road, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance for Uprer.

Uprer is about 44 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 2.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 4.6 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheti (under 2 km), Sanhera (under 2 km) and Saglot (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All