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About Udkara Village

Udkara is a small village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 210 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Udkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udkara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 210
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Udkara compares

By the 2011 count Udkara is the 175th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Udkara

Udkara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Udkara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Udkara from other places

Udkara lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 6.8 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 Udkara
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 6.8 km
Nearest town Kataiya 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Udkara

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 Udkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Udkara village had a population of 466. That makes it the 175th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Udkara village has 210 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udkara has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Udkara covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Udkara falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Udkara is Bathua Bazar, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Udkara.

Udkara is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udkara is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 6.8 km away. Kataiya is about 17 km away. Kuchaikote is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Rampur Khurd (under 2 km) and Dhebuwa (under 2 km).

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

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