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About Thara Uparla Village

Thara Uparla is a large village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,769, made up of 2,055 males and 1,714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1897 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara Uparla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145030
Area (hectares) 1897 hectares
Population 3,769
Male Population 2,055
Female Population 1,714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thara Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Thara Uparla is the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 1897 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 931.

Getting to Thara Uparla

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

Thara Uparla lies about 56 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, 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 Thara Uparla
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 17 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 56 km

Villages closest to Thara Uparla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Thara Uparla

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara Uparla village had a population of 3,769. That makes it the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Thara Uparla village has 2,055 males and 1,714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara Uparla has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Thara Uparla is 145030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thara Uparla covers 1897 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thara Uparla falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thara Uparla is Dalhousie Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thara Uparla.

Thara Uparla is about 56 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thara Uparla is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 5.6 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 17 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thara Jhikla (under 2 km), Sarti (2.5 km) and Hardo Saran (4.0 km).

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

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