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About Upar Paora Village

Upar Paora is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 654 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Upar Paora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upar Paora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 654
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Upar Paora compares

By the 2011 count Upar Paora is the 12th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Upar Paora

Upar Paora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Upar Paora 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upar Paora from other places

Upar Paora lies about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 1.7 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 Paora
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 1.9 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 1.9 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Upar Paora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upar Paora village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the 12th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Upar Paora village has 654 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upar Paora has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Upar Paora covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Upar Paora falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upar Paora is Ghatsila, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Upar Paora.

Upar Paora is about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upar Paora is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 1.7 km away. Ghatshila is about 1.9 km away. Ghātsīla is about 1.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashiya (under 2 km), Chengjora (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (1.9 km).

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

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