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About Uparbahal Village

Uparbahal is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 301 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparbahal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 301
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparbahal compares

By the 2011 count Uparbahal is the 74th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Uparbahal

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

Uparbahal 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 Uparbahal
Tehsil headquarters Jama 11 km
District headquarters Dumka 18 km

Villages closest to Uparbahal

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 Uparbahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparbahal village had a population of 575. That makes it the 74th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Uparbahal village has 301 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparbahal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Uparbahal covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uparbahal falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Uparbahal 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 5 - 10 km distance for Uparbahal.

Uparbahal 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.

Uparbahal 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 Uparbahiar (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 Uparbahal today is likely to be higher.

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