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About Upurda Village

Upurda is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 189 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upurda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770038
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 189
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upurda compares

By the 2011 count Upurda is the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Upurda

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

Upurda lies about 102 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 17 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 Upurda
Tehsil headquarters Banei 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 17 km
Nearest town Deogarh 38 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 102 km

Villages closest to Upurda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upurda village had a population of 399. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Upurda village has 189 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upurda has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Upurda is 770038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upurda covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Upurda falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Upurda is Gaganaposh, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Upurda.

Upurda is about 102 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upurda is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 3.0 km away. Gaganaposh is about 17 km away. Deogarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badbhaludunguri (under 2 km), Sanbhaludunguri (under 2 km) and Jamkei (under 2 km).

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

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