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About Uparra Village

Uparra is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 927 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uparra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uparra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 380.41 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 927
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uparra compares

By the 2011 count Uparra is the 19th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 380.41 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Uparra

Uparra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uparra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tara, Tilabani, Tilahir and Ulubera. 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 Uparra

As per the Census of India 2011, Uparra village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 19th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Uparra village has 927 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uparra has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Uparra is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uparra covers 380.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uparra falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uparra.

Uparra is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Uparra today is likely to be higher.

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