What is "uppli"

Uppli is a small village in Punjab, India. It is located in the district Sangrur, on a link road between Sangrur and Sunam.

It is also on the rail line between Sangrur and Sunam. The nearest railway station is Bharur. By road the village is less than 3 km from Sangrur. Uppli is the site of a Maize factory that used to be a government owned entity and was privatized in the 90's. The factory foundation was laid by the late president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

Nearby villages are Ubhawal, Chathhe, and Bharur. The village has an elementary school and a high school is situated between Uppli and Chathhe. The high school is named after Pandit Chet Ram a freedom fighter and later a Hindi teacher at Raj High School in Sangrur.

There are other villages with the same name too. For instance, another Uppli a small village was formerly located in the district Sangrur and now is the part of the latest district Barnala. This Uppli is located in the northeast of Barnala and it can be reached by road from many cities. Its neighbouring villages are Kattu, Rajgarh, Daangarh and Sekha. Jasmeet Singh Aulakh also resides in this village.