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About Bag Uparla Village

Bag Uparla is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 98 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bag Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag Uparla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176102
Area (hectares) 44.11 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 98
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bag Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Bag Uparla is the 278th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 44.11 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 1062.

Getting to Bag Uparla

The census records public bus service for Bag Uparla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bag Uparla from other places

Bag Uparla lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 4.0 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 Bag Uparla
Nearest railway station Samloti 4.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 18 km

Villages closest to Bag Uparla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag Uparla village had a population of 188. That makes it the 278th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bag Uparla village has 98 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag Uparla has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bag Uparla is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag Uparla covers 44.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bag Uparla falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag Uparla is Samloti, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bag Uparla.

Bag Uparla is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag Uparla is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 4.0 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doli (1.8 km), Ghandol (1.8 km) and Barota (2.3 km).

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

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