About Ukhwa Village

Ukhwa is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,300, made up of 1,668 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Ukhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	3,300
Male Population	1,668
Female Population	1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukhwa compares

By the 2011 count Ukhwa is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ukhwa

Ukhwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ukhwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ukhwa from other places

Ukhwa lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ukhwa
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	11 km
District headquarters	Araria	12 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km

Villages closest to Ukhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ukhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukhwa village had a population of 3,300. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Ukhwa village has 1,668 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukhwa has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Ukhwa covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ukhwa falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ukhwa is Kusiargaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ukhwa.

Ukhwa is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukhwa is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 8.9 km away. Kusiargaon is about 11 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.