About Ulkhar Village

Ulkhar is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,899, made up of 1,461 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulkhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Sarangarh
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	643.42 hectares
Population	2,899
Male Population	1,461
Female Population	1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulkhar compares

By the 2011 count Ulkhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 643.42 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Ulkhar

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

Ulkhar lies about 42 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 37 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 Ulkhar
Tehsil headquarters	Sarangarh	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kharsia	37 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	39 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	42 km

Villages closest to Ulkhar

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

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Common questions about Ulkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulkhar village had a population of 2,899. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Ulkhar village has 1,461 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulkhar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Ulkhar covers 643.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulkhar falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ulkhar is Kharsia, about 37 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 Ulkhar.

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

Ulkhar is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 8.3 km away. Kharsia is about 37 km away. Saraipali is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.