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About Blotha Uppralla Village

Blotha Uppralla is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,788, made up of 923 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2116.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Blotha Uppralla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Blotha Uppralla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182128
Area (hectares) 2116.9 hectares
Population 1,788
Male Population 923
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Blotha Uppralla compares

By the 2011 count Blotha Uppralla is the 43rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 2116.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Blotha Uppralla

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

Blotha Uppralla lies about 36 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Blotha Uppralla
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Udhampur 36 km

Villages closest to Blotha Uppralla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 Blotha Uppralla

As per the Census of India 2011, Blotha Uppralla village had a population of 1,788. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Blotha Uppralla village has 923 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Blotha Uppralla has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Blotha Uppralla is 182128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Blotha Uppralla covers 2116.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Blotha Uppralla falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Blotha Uppralla is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Blotha Uppralla.

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

Blotha Uppralla is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 18 km away. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakahal (under 2 km), Dalsar (under 2 km) and Dhandal (under 2 km).

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

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