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About Upalai Village

Upalai is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 558 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upalai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742168
Area (hectares) 225.72 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 558
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upalai compares

By the 2011 count Upalai is the 90th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 225.72 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 954.

Getting to Upalai

Upalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Upalai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sundarpur, Surkhali, Telsundi and Thira. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Upalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Upalai village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 90th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Upalai village has 558 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upalai has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Upalai is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upalai covers 225.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upalai falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Upalai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Upalai.

Upalai is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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