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About Udka Village

Udka is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 372 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 181.45 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 372
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udka compares

By the 2011 count Udka is the 99th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 181.45 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Udka

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

Udka lies about 62 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 53 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 Udka
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 14 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 53 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 62 km

Villages closest to Udka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Udka village had a population of 751. That makes it the 99th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Udka village has 372 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udka has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Udka is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udka covers 181.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Udka falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Udka is Kargi Road, about 53 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 <5 km distance for Udka.

Udka is about 62 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udka is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 14 km away. Kargi Road is about 53 km away. Bilaspur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kingariapara (under 2 km), Nagopahari (under 2 km) and Talam (1.8 km).

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

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