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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Upleta
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = city
| image_skyline = File:Taluka.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Taluka School, Upleta
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.73|N|70.28|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rajkot district|Rajkot]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 39
| population_total = 58,775
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=524098 | title=Madhya Pradesh (23) | publisher=Census of India | access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 360 490
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 2826
| registration_plate = GJ 3
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Upleta''' is a city and [[tehsil]] in the [[Rajkot district]] of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name="Master Village Report, Gujarat">{{cite web |url=http://nlrmp.nic.in/faces/masterReport/mastervillageReport.xhtml?distcodefromdistform=476 |title= Master Village Report, Gujarat, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India |website=Nlrmp.nic.in |access-date= 19 January 2017}}</ref>
It contains within it two towns and 49 villages.

==Geography==
Upleta is located at {{Coord|21.73|N|70.28|E|}}. It is about {{convert|19|km|mi}} from [[Dhoraji]], in the Rajkot district of Gujarat, on the banks of the [[Moj river]].

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.

==Transport==
Rajkot and Porbandar are the nearest [[List of airports in India|airports]]. Jamnagar is also near by airport around 100 km.

Residents of Upleta have easy access to a nearby highway, [[National Highway 8B (India)|National Highway 8B]]. It connects the cities of Upleta with [[Rajkot]], [[Porbandar]], [[Jamnagar]], [[Gondal, India|Gondal]] and [[Jetpur, Navagadh|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 Junction railway station|Santragachi Jn (SRC)]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rajkotcityguide.com Rajkot City Guide]

{{Rajkot district}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Rajkot district]]

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