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About Ukhdi Village

Ukhdi is a large village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,334, made up of 1,179 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukhdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukhdi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Barbigha
Pincode 811101
Area (hectares) 189.49 hectares
Population 2,334
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukhdi compares

By the 2011 count Ukhdi is the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 189.49 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ukhdi

Ukhdi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ukhdi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ukhdi from other places

Ukhdi lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.7 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 Ukhdi
Nearest town Bar Bigha 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barbigha 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 8.7 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 16 km

Villages closest to Ukhdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukhdi village had a population of 2,334. That makes it the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Ukhdi village has 1,179 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukhdi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ukhdi is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukhdi covers 189.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ukhdi falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ukhdi is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ukhdi.

Ukhdi is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukhdi is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 2.8 km away. Barbigha is about 3.0 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Toi (under 2 km) and Teus (under 2 km).

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

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