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About Uplai Village

Uplai is a large village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,172, made up of 1,058 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690 hectares hectares.

Uplai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uplai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 690 hectares
Population 2,172
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uplai compares

By the 2011 count Uplai is the 14th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 690 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uplai

Uplai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uplai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uplai from other places

Uplai lies about 30 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Jaora, about 6.5 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 Uplai
Nearest railway station Jaora 6.5 km
District headquarters Ratlam 30 km

Villages closest to Uplai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uplai village had a population of 2,172. That makes it the 14th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Uplai village has 1,058 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uplai has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Uplai covers 690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uplai falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uplai is Jaora, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uplai.

Uplai is about 30 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uplai is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Jaora is about 6.5 km away. Ratlam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hun Khedi (under 2 km), Niman (2.2 km) and Bhuteda (2.2 km).

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

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