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About Uchpani Village

Uchpani is a small village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 210 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchpani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 430.01 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 210
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchpani compares

By the 2011 count Uchpani is the 80th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 430.01 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 1044.

Getting to Uchpani

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

Uchpani lies about 15 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 9.9 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 Uchpani
Nearest railway station Gudum 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 13 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 15 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 24 km

Villages closest to Uchpani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchpani village had a population of 427. That makes it the 80th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Uchpani village has 210 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchpani has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Uchpani is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchpani covers 430.01 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.

Uchpani falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Uchpani is Gudum, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance for Uchpani.

Uchpani is about 15 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchpani is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about 9.9 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 13 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawarkondal (3.3 km), Bayanar (3.3 km) and Iragaon (4.9 km).

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

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