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About Uppal Village

Uppal is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 819 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141113
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 819
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uppal compares

By the 2011 count Uppal is the 69th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Uppal

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

How far is Uppal from other places

Uppal lies about 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 6.7 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 Uppal
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 6.7 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 24 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Uppal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Uppal

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppal village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 69th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Uppal village has 819 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppal has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Uppal is 141113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppal covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uppal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Uppal is Lal kalan, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Uppal.

Uppal is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 6.7 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 9.3 km away. Ludhiana East is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangeh (under 2 km), Pirthipur (2.5 km) and Panjeta (2.5 km).

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

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