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About Ulnar Village

Ulnar is a large village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,571, made up of 1,763 males and 1,808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3550.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 3550.35 hectares
Population 3,571
Male Population 1,763
Female Population 1,808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulnar compares

By the 2011 count Ulnar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 3550.35 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Ulnar

Ulnar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ulnar as Available. 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 Ulnar from other places

Ulnar lies about 20 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 12 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 Ulnar
Nearest railway station Amagura 12 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 20 km
District headquarters Bastar 20 km

Villages closest to Ulnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulnar village had a population of 3,571. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Ulnar village has 1,763 males and 1,808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulnar has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Ulnar is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulnar covers 3550.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ulnar falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ulnar is Amagura, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ulnar.

Ulnar is about 20 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulnar is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 12 km away. Jagdalpur is about 14 km away. Bakavand is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paikpal (under 2 km), Balputi (3.1 km) and Chitaloor (3.6 km).

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

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