Upleta | |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Coordinates: | 21.73°N 70.28°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rajkot |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Population Total: | 58,775 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 360 490 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 2826 |
Registration Plate: | GJ 3 |
Upleta is a city and tehsil in the Rajkot district of the state of Gujarat, India.[2] It contains within it two towns and 49 villages.
Upleta is located at . It is about 19km (12miles) from Dhoraji, in the Rajkot district of Gujarat, on the banks of the Moj river.
As of the 2011 India census,[3] Upleta had a population of 58,775. 51% of the population was male and 49% female. Upleta has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 76% and the female literacy rate is 65%. In Upleta, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rajkot and Porbandar are the nearest airports. Jamnagar is also near by airport around 100 km.
Residents of Upleta have easy access to a nearby highway, National Highway 8B.It is now part of National Highway 47 (India) in new numbering. It connects the cities of Upleta with Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Gondal and Jetpur. The State Transport Corporation and private bus operators provide bus services between the cities.
The Upleta (UA) Railway station has daily connectivity between Porbandar, Rajkot and Somnath. Also one weekly train to Santragachi Jn (SRC).
Behind Bus Station, Dhank Road, Vardhmannagar 2, Upleta, Gujarat 360490.
Upleta Patanvav Road, on the bank of Moj River, Upleta.
Upleta Gadha Road, Gadha na Paro, Upleta.