About Upardigha Village

Upardigha is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 208 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares.

Upardigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upardigha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Ghatshila
Area (hectares)	15 hectares
Population	423
Male Population	208
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Upardigha compares

By the 2011 count Upardigha is the 80th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Upardigha

Upardigha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Upardigha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upardigha from other places

Upardigha lies about 15 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 8.2 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 Upardigha
Nearest railway station	Ghatsila	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatshila	8.4 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	8.4 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	15 km

Villages closest to Upardigha

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.

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Common questions about Upardigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Upardigha village had a population of 423. That makes it the 80th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Upardigha village has 208 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upardigha has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Upardigha covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Upardigha falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upardigha is Ghatsila, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Upardigha.

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

Upardigha is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 8.2 km away. Ghatshila is about 8.4 km away. Ghātsīla is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.