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About Uparbahiar Village

Uparbahiar is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 228 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparbahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparbahiar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 228
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparbahiar compares

By the 2011 count Uparbahiar is the 112th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Uparbahiar

Uparbahiar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Uparbahiar as Available within 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 Uparbahiar from other places

Uparbahiar lies about 18 km from Dumka. 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 Uparbahiar
Tehsil headquarters Jama 11 km
District headquarters Dumka 18 km

Villages closest to Uparbahiar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama 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 Uparbahiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparbahiar village had a population of 448. That makes it the 112th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Uparbahiar village has 228 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparbahiar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Uparbahiar is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparbahiar covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uparbahiar falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Uparbahiar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Uparbahiar.

Uparbahiar is about 18 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparbahiar is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about 11 km away. Dumka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uparbahal (under 2 km), Chorkata (under 2 km) and Chorkata Kita (under 2 km).

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

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