Village · Palampur, Kangra
# Menjha Uparla

Menjha Uparla is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176064. The 2011 Census counted 685 people in 143 households, the 76th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 685 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 87.7% literacy
- 176064 PIN code

## Menjha Uparla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Menjha Uparla is 176064. Menjha Uparla falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176064
- Community development block Bhawarna
- Census village code 011567

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

## How far is Menjha Uparla from nearby towns?
- Palampur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Menjha Uparla?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Biandraban
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 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 Menjha Uparla known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 1% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Menjha Uparla

Of every 100 households in Menjha Uparla in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Menjha Uparla · ■ Palampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 99%
- Toilet within the home 92% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 7% 10%
- Tap water 100% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 75% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 81% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 4% 45%
- Use banking services 94% 96%
- Television 87% 87%
- Mobile phone 65% 78%
- Computer with internet 4% 4%
- Two-wheeler 26% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 10%
- None of these assets 3% 5%
- Own their home 96% 91%

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

## What is the population of Menjha Uparla?

■ Menjha Uparla · ■ Palampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.7% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 659 912
- Working population 41.8% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.8% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 141 (49%) · ■ Marginal 139 (49%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur
- Bhatarka 709 people
- Kakrain 708 people
- Gadiara 707 people
- Nanaun Khas 693 people
- Droh Khas 683 people
- Brankar 678 people
- Gadiara 676 people
- Lamlehr 676 people

All 409 villages in Palampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Menjha Uparla? 176064
- How far is Menjha Uparla from Dharmsala? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Menjha Uparla? 685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menjha Uparla in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Menjha Uparla? 87.7% (Census 2011)

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