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About Upni Village

Upni is a large village in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,632, made up of 2,450 males and 2,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3381.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Sridungargarh
Pincode 331803
Area (hectares) 3381.72 hectares
Population 4,632
Male Population 2,450
Female Population 2,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upni compares

By the 2011 count Upni is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 3381.72 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 917.

Getting to Upni

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

Upni lies about 65 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Shri Dungargarh, about 14 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 Upni
Nearest railway station Shri Dungargarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sridungargarh 16 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 16 km
District headquarters Bikaner 65 km

Villages closest to Upni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upni village had a population of 4,632. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Upni village has 2,450 males and 2,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upni has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Upni is 331803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upni covers 3381.72 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.

Upni falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Upni is Shri Dungargarh, about 14 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 Upni.

Upni is about 65 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upni is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Shri Dungargarh is about 14 km away. Sridungargarh is about 16 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyansar (4.8 km), Kalyansar Naya (4.8 km) and Bana (6.8 km).

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

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