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About Uparganjhari Village

Uparganjhari is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 68 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparganjhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparganjhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 68
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Uparganjhari compares

By the 2011 count Uparganjhari is the 119th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Uparganjhari

Uparganjhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uparganjhari 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 Uparganjhari from other places

Uparganjhari lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 28 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 Uparganjhari
Nearest town Būndu 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 32 km
District headquarters Khunti 32 km

Villages closest to Uparganjhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparganjhari village had a population of 136. That makes it the 119th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Uparganjhari village has 68 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparganjhari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Uparganjhari is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparganjhari covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uparganjhari falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Uparganjhari is Gautamdhara, about 28 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 Uparganjhari.

Uparganjhari is about 32 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparganjhari is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 6.8 km away. Gautamdhara is about 28 km away. Erki is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekniyan (under 2 km), Heth Balalong (under 2 km) and Upar Balalong (under 2 km).

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

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