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About Khaira Uparla Village

Khaira Uparla is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 170 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira Uparla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 14.2 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 170
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Khaira Uparla is the 185th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 14.2 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Khaira Uparla

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

Khaira Uparla lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 4.1 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 Khaira Uparla
Nearest railway station Ahju 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Khaira 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 Khaira Uparla

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira Uparla village had a population of 351. That makes it the 185th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Khaira Uparla village has 170 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira Uparla has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Khaira Uparla is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira Uparla covers 14.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khaira Uparla is Ahju, about 4.1 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 Khaira Uparla.

Khaira Uparla is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira Uparla is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 4.1 km away. Palampur is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garla Dei (under 2 km), Man Simbal Uparla (under 2 km) and Bag Buhla (1.9 km).

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

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