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About Uparla Village

Uparla is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 897 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 1239 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 897
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Uparla is the 80th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 1239 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Uparla

Uparla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uparla as Available within 5 - 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 Uparla from other places

Uparla lies about 36 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 20 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 Uparla
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Khadeen 20 km
District headquarters Barmer 36 km
Nearest town Bārmer 36 km

Villages closest to Uparla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparla village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 80th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Uparla village has 897 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparla has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Uparla is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparla covers 1239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uparla falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Uparla is Khadeen, about 20 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 village for Uparla.

Uparla is about 36 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uparla is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 8.3 km away. Khadeen is about 20 km away. Barmer is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanau (4.8 km), Dudhwa Khurd (5.2 km) and Chohtan (8.3 km).

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

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