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About Upal Kheri Village

Upal Kheri is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,334, made up of 1,225 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upal Kheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upal Kheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 2,334
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Upal Kheri compares

By the 2011 count Upal Kheri is the 28th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Upal Kheri

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

Upal Kheri lies about 64 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 3.0 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 Upal Kheri
Nearest railway station Jassowal 3.0 km
Nearest town Gil 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 33 km
District headquarters Sangrur 64 km

Villages closest to Upal Kheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 Upal Kheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Upal Kheri village had a population of 2,334. That makes it the 28th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Upal Kheri village has 1,225 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upal Kheri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Upal Kheri is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upal Kheri covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upal Kheri falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Upal Kheri is Jassowal, about 3.0 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 Upal Kheri.

Upal Kheri is about 64 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upal Kheri is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Jassowal is about 3.0 km away. Gil is about 5.6 km away. Malerkotla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahan Kheri (under 2 km), Manakheri (under 2 km) and Chupka (3.8 km).

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

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