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About Upar Barachapar Village

Upar Barachapar is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 194 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upar Barachapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upar Barachapar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 194
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upar Barachapar compares

By the 2011 count Upar Barachapar is the 131st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Upar Barachapar

Upar Barachapar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Upar Barachapar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Upar Barachapar from other places

Upar Barachapar lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, 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 Upar Barachapar
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Upar Barachapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 Upar Barachapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Upar Barachapar village had a population of 426. That makes it the 131st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Upar Barachapar village has 194 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upar Barachapar has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Upar Barachapar is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upar Barachapar covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upar Barachapar falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upar Barachapar is Barapalasi, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Upar Barachapar.

Upar Barachapar is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upar Barachapar is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Ramgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bahiar (under 2 km), Bara Gorro (under 2 km) and Bara Paghar (under 2 km).

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

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