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About Uchhta Village

Uchhta is a large village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,082, made up of 2,120 males and 1,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Uchhta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchhta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 4,082
Male Population 2,120
Female Population 1,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchhta compares

By the 2011 count Uchhta is the 9th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Uchhta

Uchhta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uchhta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Uchhta from other places

Uchhta lies about 13 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Niyazipur, 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 Uchhta
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Niyazipur 11 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 13 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 13 km

Villages closest to Uchhta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Uchhta

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchhta village had a population of 4,082. That makes it the 9th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Uchhta village has 2,120 males and 1,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchhta has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Uchhta covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uchhta falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uchhta is Niyazipur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uchhta.

Uchhta is about 13 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchhta is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 2.8 km away. Niyazipur is about 11 km away. Jehanabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpura (under 2 km), Narayanpur (under 2 km) and Sikandra (under 2 km).

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

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