# Uparla Baranj Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/uparla-baranj/ Village · Shahpur, Kangra # Uparla Baranj Uparla Baranj is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176206**. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 86 households**, the 67th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%. - 364people (2011) - 86households - 82.5%literacy - 176206PIN code ## Uparla Baranj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uparla Baranj is 176206.** Uparla Baranj falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176206 - Community development blockRait - Census village code009387 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uparla Baranj from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)36 km by road - Dharmsala (nearest town)36 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Uparla Baranj? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Uparla Baranj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Uparla Baranj known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 40% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Uparla Baranj Of every 100 households in Uparla Baranj in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Uparla Baranj · ■ Shahpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****30%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **51% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **50% Use banking services ****94%** **94% Television ****78%** **78% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Uparla Baranj? ■ Uparla Baranj · ■ Shahpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **83.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **911 Working population ****62.1%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 76.1% for women. 56% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (17%) · **■** Marginal 183 (81%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur - Chari Dhanotu381 people - Khariri372 people - Lam365 people - Thirdi364 people - Diba351 people - Borusarna350 people - Har346 people - Mahar-I340 people [All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uparla Baranj?176206 - How far is Uparla Baranj from Dharmsala?36 km by road - What is the population of Uparla Baranj?364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uparla Baranj in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Uparla Baranj?82.5% (Census 2011)