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About Upardahu Village

Upardahu is a small village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 149 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upardahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upardahu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 103.11 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 149
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upardahu compares

By the 2011 count Upardahu is the 79th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 103.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Upardahu

Upardahu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Upardahu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Upardahu from other places

Upardahu lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 3.9 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 Upardahu
Nearest railway station Balasiring 3.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 15 km

Villages closest to Upardahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upardahu village had a population of 312. That makes it the 79th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Upardahu village has 149 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upardahu has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Upardahu is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upardahu covers 103.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upardahu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Upardahu is Balasiring, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Upardahu.

Upardahu is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upardahu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 3.9 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Namkum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hethdahu (under 2 km), Jamgain (under 2 km) and Sohdag (under 2 km).

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

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