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About Ukhra Village

Ukhra is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,567, made up of 790 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Ukhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,567
Male Population 790
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Ukhra compares

By the 2011 count Ukhra is the 39th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Ukhra

The census records public bus service for Ukhra 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 Ukhra from other places

Ukhra lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kharuara Halt, about 1.7 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 Ukhra
Nearest railway station Kharuara Halt 1.7 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 5.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Ukhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukhra village had a population of 1,567. That makes it the 39th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Ukhra village has 790 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukhra has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Ukhra covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ukhra falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ukhra is Kharuara Halt, about 1.7 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 Ukhra.

Ukhra is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukhra is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Kharuara Halt is about 1.7 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 5.7 km away. Harnaut is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tira (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Gokhulpur (under 2 km).

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

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