Village · Palampur, Kangra
# Khaira Uparla

Khaira Uparla is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176086. The 2011 Census counted 351 people in 90 households, the 200th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 351 people (2011)
- 90 households
- 94.6% literacy
- 176086 PIN code

## Khaira Uparla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khaira Uparla is 176086. Khaira Uparla falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176086
- Community development block Sulah
- Census village code 011732

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

## How far is Khaira Uparla from nearby towns?
- Palampur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khaira Uparla?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira Uparla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In 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
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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 Khaira Uparla known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 69% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khaira Uparla

Of every 100 households in Khaira Uparla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Khaira Uparla · ■ Palampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 99% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 10%
- Tap water 100% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 73% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 82% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 4% 45%
- Use banking services 97% 96%
- Television 90% 87%
- Mobile phone 61% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 4%
- Two-wheeler 23% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 10%
- None of these assets 6% 5%
- Own their home 90% 91%

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

## What is the population of Khaira Uparla?

■ Khaira Uparla · ■ Palampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.6% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1065 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1059 912
- Working population 28.8% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 93.3% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 37 (37%) · ■ Marginal 63 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur
- Chamarkari 359 people
- Arth Jhikli 358 people
- Rumehr 358 people
- Mahlag Buhli 357 people
- Chechian Khas 350 people
- Dargil 349 people
- Dramman 349 people
- Jugehr 347 people

All 409 villages in Palampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khaira Uparla? 176086
- How far is Khaira Uparla from Dharmsala? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira Uparla? 351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira Uparla in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira Uparla? 94.6% (Census 2011)

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