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About Uppar Khanortu Village

Uppar Khanortu is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 51 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppar Khanortu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppar Khanortu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 40.85 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 51
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uppar Khanortu compares

By the 2011 count Uppar Khanortu is the 130th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 40.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uppar Khanortu

Uppar Khanortu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uppar Khanortu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uppar Khanortu from other places

Uppar Khanortu lies about 56 km from Shimla. 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 Uppar Khanortu
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 8.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 56 km

Villages closest to Uppar Khanortu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 Uppar Khanortu

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppar Khanortu village had a population of 95. That makes it the 130th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Uppar Khanortu village has 51 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppar Khanortu has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Uppar Khanortu is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppar Khanortu covers 40.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uppar Khanortu falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Uppar Khanortu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Uppar Khanortu.

Uppar Khanortu is about 56 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppar Khanortu is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Khanortu (under 2 km), Jangal Langar Kotla (1.6 km) and Julikot (1.6 km).

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

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