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About Kupra Village

Kupra is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 315 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kupra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kupra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 232.17 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 315
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kupra compares

By the 2011 count Kupra is the 22nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 232.17 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 983.

Getting to Kupra

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

Kupra lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 71 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 Kupra
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 10 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 55 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 71 km

Villages closest to Kupra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kupra village had a population of 617. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kupra village has 315 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kupra has about 959 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Kupra is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kupra covers 232.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kupra falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kupra is Dehradun, about 71 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 Kupra.

Kupra 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.

Kupra is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 10 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trikhali (under 2 km), Kunshala (under 2 km) and Kuthar (4.1 km).

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

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