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About Upnal Village

Upnal is a small village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 244 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587202
Area (hectares) 385.13 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 244
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upnal compares

By the 2011 count Upnal is the 129th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 385.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Upnal

Upnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upnal as Available within village. 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 Upnal from other places

Upnal lies about 31 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 21 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 Upnal
Nearest town Guledagudda 12 km
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 24 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 31 km

Villages closest to Upnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upnal village had a population of 487. That makes it the 129th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Upnal village has 244 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upnal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Upnal is 587202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upnal covers 385.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Upnal falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Upnal is Guledgudda Road, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Upnal.

Upnal is about 31 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upnal is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Guledagudda is about 12 km away. Guledgudda Road is about 21 km away. Hungund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hireupnal (under 2 km), Chickmagi (2.0 km) and Siddanakolla (2.2 km).

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

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