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About Upani Village

Upani is a large village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,458, made up of 1,769 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.54 hectares hectares.

Upani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 675.54 hectares
Population 3,458
Male Population 1,769
Female Population 1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upani compares

By the 2011 count Upani is the 12th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 675.54 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Upani

Upani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upani from other places

Upani lies about 8.2 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 35 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 Upani
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 8.2 km
District headquarters Sidhi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 35 km

Villages closest to Upani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upani village had a population of 3,458. That makes it the 12th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Upani village has 1,769 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upani has about 955 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 943.

Upani covers 675.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upani falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Upani is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Upani.

Upani is about 8.2 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upani is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Gopadbanas is about 8.2 km away. Sidhi is about 8.2 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugwari (under 2 km), Khajuri (2.2 km) and Deoraha (2.6 km).

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

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