According to the 2011 census of India, Upalat has 1880 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60.51%.[2]
Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
| Total | Male | Female |
| Population | 10893 | 5446 | 5447 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 1785 | 881 | 904 |
| Scheduled caste | 100 | 54 | 46 |
| Scheduled tribe | 10365 | 5170 | 5195 |
| Literates | 5511 | 3379 | 2132 |
| Workers (all) | 4661 | 2592 | 2069 |
| Main workers (total) | 3071 | 1859 | 1212 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 1330 | 799 | 531 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 580 | 276 | 304 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 109 | 31 | 78 |
| Main workers: Other | 1052 | 753 | 299 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 1590 | 733 | 857 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 413 | 178 | 235 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 651 | 270 | 381 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 128 | 48 | 80 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 398 | 237 | 161 |
| Non-workers | 6232 | 2854 | 3378 |