Village · Dharmsala, Kangra # Uperla Sukar Uperla Sukar is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176057. The 2011 Census counted 428 people in 94 households, the 83rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 428 people (2011) - 94 households - 88.1% literacy - 176057 PIN code ## Uperla Sukar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Uperla Sukar is 176057. Uperla Sukar falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176057 - Community development block Dharmsala - Census village code 009572 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Uperla Sukar from nearby towns? - Dharmsala (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 9 km by road - Dharmsala (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Uperla Sukar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Uperla Sukar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Garh - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sidhpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dharmshala - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dari - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Uperla Sukar known for? The main crops are wheat. About 59% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Uperla Sukar Of every 100 households in Uperla Sukar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Uperla Sukar · ■ Dharmsala rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 90% 70% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 29% - Tap water 58% 91% - Drinking water within premises 21% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 71% 58% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 12% 40% - Use banking services 98% 94% - Television 91% 84% - Mobile phone 75% 69% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 25% 21% - Car / jeep / van 3% 9% - None of these assets 6% 7% - Own their home 99% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Uperla Sukar? ■ Uperla Sukar · ■ Dharmsala rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.1% 84.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 917 - Working population 51.9% 39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 82.7% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 47 (21%) · ■ Marginal 171 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala - Banwala 438 people - Buhli Tangroti 436 people - Patohla 435 people - Ghiana Khurd 433 people - Pandtehr 420 people - Uthargaran 414 people - Jhikla Odar 401 people - Kand 395 people All 164 villages in Dharmsala ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uperla Sukar? 176057 - How far is Uperla Sukar from Dharmsala? 9 km by road - What is the population of Uperla Sukar? 428 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uperla Sukar in? Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Uperla Sukar? 88.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/uperla-sukar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.