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About Upardiha Village

Upardiha is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 99 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upardiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upardiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 69.4 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 99
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Upardiha compares

By the 2011 count Upardiha is the 226th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 69.4 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Upardiha

Upardiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Upardiha 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 Upardiha from other places

Upardiha lies about 60 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, about 12 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 Upardiha
Nearest town Gobindpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Birbans 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 14 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Upardiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upardiha village had a population of 199. That makes it the 226th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Upardiha village has 99 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upardiha has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Upardiha is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upardiha covers 69.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upardiha falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upardiha is Birbans, about 12 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 Upardiha.

Upardiha is about 60 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upardiha is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gobindpur is about 9.8 km away. Birbans is about 12 km away. Potka 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 Bankati (1.7 km), Kuldiha (2.6 km) and Kala Pathar (4.1 km).

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

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