About Uparkhatanga Village

Uparkhatanga is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,652, made up of 785 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparkhatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparkhatanga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	1559 hectares
Population	1,652
Male Population	785
Female Population	867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparkhatanga compares

By the 2011 count Uparkhatanga is the 14th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1559 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Uparkhatanga

Uparkhatanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uparkhatanga as Available within 5 - 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 Uparkhatanga from other places

Uparkhatanga lies about 15 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 54 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 Uparkhatanga
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	13 km
District headquarters	Gumla	15 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	15 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	54 km

Villages closest to Uparkhatanga

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

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Common questions about Uparkhatanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparkhatanga village had a population of 1,652. That makes it the 14th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Uparkhatanga village has 785 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparkhatanga has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Uparkhatanga is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparkhatanga covers 1559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uparkhatanga falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Uparkhatanga is Lohardaga, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance for Uparkhatanga.

Uparkhatanga is about 15 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparkhatanga is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 15 km away. Gumlā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.