# Upar Paora Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Upar Paora

Upar Paora is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 285 households**, the 12th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,310people (2011)
- 285households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Upar Paora PIN code and other codes

Upar Paora falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363547

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Upar Paora from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Mango (nearest town)45 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 Upar Paora?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Upar Paora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Susnijobni
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jharkhand
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Upar Paora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 165 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 Upar Paora

Of every 100 households in Upar Paora in 2011, 83 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Upar Paora · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**56%

Television ****46%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Upar Paora?

■ Upar Paora · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**983

Working population ****33.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 271 (61%) · **■** Marginal 128 (29%)

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 Ghatshila

- Phulpal1,684 people
- Barakhursi1,580 people
- Hendaljuri1,384 people
- Pairaguri1,318 people
- Barbil1,305 people
- Jarisa1,266 people
- Baki1,253 people
- Kalchiti1,241 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upar Paora from Jamshedpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Upar Paora?1,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upar Paora in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Upar Paora?73.8% (Census 2011)