Village · Harchakian, Kangra
# Uparla Lanj

Uparla Lanj is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176026. The 2011 Census counted 135 people in 31 households, the 42nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.
- 135 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 88.1% literacy
- 176026 PIN code

## Uparla Lanj PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Uparla Lanj is 176026. Uparla Lanj falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176026
- Community development block Kangra
- Census village code 009308

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Uparla Lanj from nearby towns?
- Harchakian (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town) 34 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Uparla Lanj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Uparla Lanj; 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
- ● State highway 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 · Lanj
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lanj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kangra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Uparla Lanj known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 29% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Uparla Lanj

Of every 100 households in Uparla Lanj in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Uparla Lanj · ■ Harchakian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 98%
- Toilet within the home 66% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 34% 56%
- Tap water 100% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 94% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 6% 70%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 94% 79%
- Mobile phone 88% 77%
- Computer with internet 6% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 8%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Uparla Lanj?

■ Uparla Lanj · ■ Harchakian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.1% 84.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1213 1052
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 853
- Working population 55.6% 56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 81.5% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 19 (25%) · ■ Marginal 56 (75%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Harchakian
- Karnol 148 people
- Makrer 147 people
- Bareta 146 people
- Bat Balla 143 people
- Jagehr 123 people
- Diber 120 people
- Kabyal 94 people
- Kalru 87 people

All 62 villages in Harchakian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Uparla Lanj? 176026
- How far is Uparla Lanj from Dharmsala? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Uparla Lanj? 135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uparla Lanj in? Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Uparla Lanj? 88.1% (Census 2011)

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