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About Sur Uperla Village

Sur Uperla is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 75 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sur Uperla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sur Uperla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 75
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Sur Uperla compares

By the 2011 count Sur Uperla is the 81st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sur Uperla

Sur Uperla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sur Uperla 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 Sur Uperla from other places

Sur Uperla lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about under 2 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 Sur Uperla
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat under 2 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 32 km

Villages closest to Sur Uperla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 Sur Uperla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sur Uperla village had a population of 144. That makes it the 81st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Sur Uperla village has 75 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sur Uperla has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sur Uperla is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sur Uperla covers 75 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.

Sur Uperla falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sur Uperla is Kathleeghat, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sur Uperla.

Sur Uperla is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sur Uperla is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Suraj Pur (under 2 km), Sur Nichla (under 2 km) and Kiarghat (3.4 km).

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

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