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About Upargajakhola Village

Upargajakhola is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 25 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 640 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upargajakhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upargajakhola village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 535 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 25
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 640
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upargajakhola compares

By the 2011 count Upargajakhola is the 262nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Upargajakhola

Upargajakhola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Upargajakhola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Upargajakhola from other places

Upargajakhola lies about 13 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 11 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 Upargajakhola
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadar 13 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 13 km
Nearest town Khordha 52 km

Villages closest to Upargajakhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upargajakhola village had a population of 41. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Upargajakhola village has 25 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upargajakhola has about 640 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Upargajakhola is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upargajakhola covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Upargajakhola falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Upargajakhola is Nayagarh Town, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Upargajakhola.

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

Upargajakhola is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 11 km away. Sadar is about 13 km away. Kalahandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajakhola (under 2 km), Kholandi (under 2 km) and Narengkhola (under 2 km).

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

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