Uppalਉੱਪਲ

Where is Uppal?

Uppal is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027992, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 605 people in Uppal: 314 men and 291 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 617 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.77 per cent and women at 65 per cent. The census recorded 210 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 101 main workers, the largest group, 68, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 33 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 109 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Uppal's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 19 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Uppal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bishankot, Jogowal, Kotla Mughian and Sarai.

What is the population of Uppal?

The population of Uppal was 605 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Uppal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Uppal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.