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About Uchka Ganw Village

Uchka Ganw is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 897 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.2 hectares hectares.

Uchka Ganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchka Ganw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 221.2 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 897
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Uchka Ganw compares

By the 2011 count Uchka Ganw is the 50th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 221.2 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Uchka Ganw

The census records public bus service for Uchka Ganw as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uchka Ganw from other places

Uchka Ganw lies about 15 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 2.2 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 Uchka Ganw
Nearest railway station Sipaya 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 15 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 15 km

Villages closest to Uchka Ganw

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

Common questions about Uchka Ganw

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchka Ganw village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 50th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Uchka Ganw village has 897 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchka Ganw has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Uchka Ganw covers 221.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uchka Ganw falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uchka Ganw is Sipaya, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uchka Ganw.

Uchka Ganw is about 15 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchka Ganw is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 2.2 km away. Kuchaikote is about 15 km away. Gopalganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghauch (under 2 km), Paharpur Chhangur (under 2 km) and Belwa Tiwari (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Uchka Ganw today is likely to be higher.

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