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About Ukhara Village

Ukhara is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 392 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 241.71 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 392
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukhara compares

By the 2011 count Ukhara is the 66th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 241.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Ukhara

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

Ukhara lies about 42 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 4.2 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 Ukhara
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 14 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 42 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 42 km

Villages closest to Ukhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukhara village had a population of 843. That makes it the 66th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Ukhara village has 392 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukhara has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Ukhara covers 241.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukhara falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ukhara is Komakhan railway station, about 4.2 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 Ukhara.

Ukhara is about 42 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukhara is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 4.2 km away. Bagbahra is about 14 km away. Mahasamund is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamisarar (under 2 km), Amera (under 2 km) and Saraipali (1.6 km).

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

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