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			==Transport==
			{{see also \| Jammu_railway_division#Future \| l1 = Planned rail lines in J&K and Ladakh}}

			Upshi, with a loop line for military logistics, will be a civilian passenger station on the under-construction [[Bhanupli–Leh line]].<ref name=featup1>[https://www.theweek.in/theweek/current/2025/04/05/bilaspur-manali-leh-rail-project-details.html India’s costliest rail line will change how we view travel], theweek.in, 13 Apr 2025.</ref> Upshi lies on the [[National Highway 3 (India)\|NH-3]]. Nearest airport, [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport]], is at Leh.

			==See also==
			* [[Kharoo]]
			* [[Geography of Ladakh]]
			* [[Tourism in Ladakh]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Upshi
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Upshi_(village).jpg
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| image_caption = The village of Upshi and road junction at the northern end of the Leh Manali Highway
| etymology =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| pushpin_map1 = India
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.8|N|77.8|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district|Leh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kharoo|Kharu]]<ref>https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/</ref>
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| seat_type = [[Panchayat]]
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| population_total = 128
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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}}

'''Upshi''' is a village and road junction on the [[Leh-Manali Highway]] in the union territory of [[Ladakh]] in [[India]]. It is located {{convert|47|km|abbr=on}} to the southeast of [[Leh]] along the [[Indus]] river valley and [[Tanglang La]] on the Leh-Manali highway. [[Gya, Ladakh|Gya]] is also to the south.<ref name="Publishing2008">{{cite book|author=Outlook Publishing|title=Outlook Traveller|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hzEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT35|access-date=25 August 2012|date=July 2008|publisher=Outlook Publishing|page=35}}</ref>

[[File:Upshi - We wish you a safe journey.jpg|thumb|Wish you Safe & Happy Journey. Upshi, Ladakh. 2010]]
An ancient trading road (right turn while coming from [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]]) heads to the east from Upshi towards [[Tibet]]. There is a helipad on this road. There is a Customs and Excise department's check post on Leh-Manali highway towards [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] after crossing the river. Goat farming is important to the local economy.<ref name="Jina1995">{{cite book|last=Jina|first=Prem Singh|title=High Pasturelands of Ladakh Himalaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2jv3ETBwBUC&pg=PA53|access-date=25 August 2012|year=1995|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-026-2|page=53}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Upshi has 26 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 72.65%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-07-23 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 128 || 64 || 64
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 11 || 8 || 3
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 128 || 64 || 64
|-
| Literates || 85 || 46 || 39
|-
| Workers (all) || 70 || 35 || 35
|-
| Main workers (total) || 70 || 35 || 35
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 53 || 20 || 33
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Other || 17 || 15 || 2
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Non-workers || 58 || 29 || 29
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ladakh}}
{{Leh district}}
{{Leh-Manali Highway}}

[[Category:Villages in Kharu tehsil]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Ladakh]]
[[Category:Ladakh]]
[[Category:Geography of Ladakh]]

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