# Upcha Village, Vijaypur, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Upcha

Upcha is a village in Vijaypur sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,915 people in 475 households**, the 20th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,915people (2011)
- 475households
- 55.8%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Upcha PIN code and other codes

Upcha falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451373

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

## How far is Upcha from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)142 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)10 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 Upcha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Upcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vijaypur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vijaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Upcha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and sarso**. About 43% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Upcha

Of every 100 households in Upcha in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Upcha · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Upcha?

■ Upcha · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**885

Working population ****33.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 43.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 394 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (31%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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 Vijaypur

- Daudpur2,157 people
- Benipura2,112 people
- Bagrod2,050 people
- Gohara1,927 people
- Ganwdi1,909 people
- Parwati Baroda1,882 people
- Madha1,878 people
- Khitarpal1,867 people

[All 106 villages in Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upcha from Sheopur?142 km by road
- What is the population of Upcha?1,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upcha in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upcha?55.8% (Census 2011)