About Uprikot Village

Uprikot is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 381 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uprikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uprikot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249151
Area (hectares)	254.85 hectares
Population	760
Male Population	381
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uprikot compares

By the 2011 count Uprikot is the 19th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 254.85 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Uprikot

Uprikot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Uprikot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Uprikot from other places

Uprikot lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Uprikot
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	22 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	28 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	43 km

Villages closest to Uprikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uprikot village had a population of 760. That makes it the 19th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Uprikot village has 381 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uprikot has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Uprikot is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uprikot covers 254.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uprikot falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uprikot is Dehradun, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Uprikot.

Uprikot is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uprikot is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Dunda is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.