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About Uraiya Village

Uraiya is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 312 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uraiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494333
Area (hectares) 422.62 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 312
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uraiya compares

By the 2011 count Uraiya is the 73rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 422.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Uraiya

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

Uraiya lies about 54 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Uraiya
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 54 km

Villages closest to Uraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uraiya village had a population of 627. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Uraiya village has 312 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uraiya has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Uraiya is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uraiya covers 422.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uraiya falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Uraiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Uraiya.

Uraiya is about 54 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.

Uraiya is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 8.0 km away. Dhamtari is about 29 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badal (2.8 km), Barethinbahra (2.9 km) and Surahi (3.7 km).

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

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