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About Rit Upperli Village

Rit Upperli is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 231 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rit Upperli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rit Upperli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 299.35 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 231
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rit Upperli compares

By the 2011 count Rit Upperli is the 113th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 299.35 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Rit Upperli

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

Rit Upperli lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 5.1 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 Rit Upperli
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Rit Upperli

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 Rit Upperli

As per the Census of India 2011, Rit Upperli village had a population of 494. That makes it the 113th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Rit Upperli village has 231 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rit Upperli has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Rit Upperli is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rit Upperli covers 299.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rit Upperli falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rit Upperli is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 5.1 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 Rit Upperli.

Rit Upperli is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rit Upperli is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 5.1 km away. Nurpur is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakar Dwara (under 2 km), Sakri (under 2 km) and Sakoh (under 2 km).

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

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