Upshi

Upshi
village
The village of Upshi and road junction at the northern end of the Leh Manali Highway
Upshi Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Upshi Show map of India Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 33°48′N 77°48′E / 33.8°N 77.8°E / 33.8; 77.8Coordinates: 33°48′N 77°48′E / 33.8°N 77.8°E / 33.8; 77.8
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Population (2011)
• Total	128
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	890

Upshi is a village and road junction on the Leh-Manali Highway in Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 47 km (29 mi) to the southeast of Leh along the Indus river valley and Tanglang La on the Leh-Manali highway. Gya is also to the south.

An ancient trading road (right turn while coming from 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 after crossing the river. Goat farming is important to the local economy.

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%.