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About Uchitpur Village

Uchitpur is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,890, made up of 1,497 males and 1,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares.

Uchitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchitpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 2,890
Male Population 1,497
Female Population 1,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Uchitpur compares

By the 2011 count Uchitpur is the 18th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Uchitpur

The census records public bus service for Uchitpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uchitpur from other places

Uchitpur lies about 15 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 3.0 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 Uchitpur
Nearest railway station Rautara 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 15 km

Villages closest to Uchitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Uchitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchitpur village had a population of 2,890. That makes it the 18th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Uchitpur village has 1,497 males and 1,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchitpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Uchitpur covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uchitpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uchitpur is Rautara, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Uchitpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 3.0 km away. Purnia East is about 15 km away. Purnia 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 Biarpur (under 2 km), Pipra (1.8 km) and Shekhpura (3.2 km).

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

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