About Uprara Village

Uprara is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 421 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uprara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uprara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	161.26 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	421
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uprara compares

By the 2011 count Uprara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 161.26 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1159.

Getting to Uprara

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

Uprara lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Uprara
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	16 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	24 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	24 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	80 km

Villages closest to Uprara

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

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Common questions about Uprara

As per the Census of India 2011, Uprara village had a population of 785. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Uprara village has 421 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uprara has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Uprara is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uprara covers 161.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uprara falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uprara is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Uprara.

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

Uprara is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.