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About Upar Bara Village

Upar Bara is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 461 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upar Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upar Bara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 21.49 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 461
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upar Bara compares

By the 2011 count Upar Bara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 21.49 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Upar Bara

Upar Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upar Bara as Available within village. 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 Bara from other places

Upar Bara 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 Bara
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 13 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km

Villages closest to Upar Bara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upar Bara village had a population of 846. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Upar Bara village has 461 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upar Bara has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Upar Bara is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upar Bara covers 21.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Upar Bara falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upar Bara 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Upar Bara.

Upar Bara 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 Bara is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Jarmundi is about 13 km away. Dumka is about 14 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 (under 2 km), Barari (under 2 km) and Belbara (under 2 km).

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

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