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About Utki Village

Utki is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 58 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 58
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Utki compares

By the 2011 count Utki is the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Utki

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

Utki lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Utki
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 17 km
District headquarters Chamba 17 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 24 km

Villages closest to Utki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Utki village had a population of 116. That makes it the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Utki village has 58 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utki has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Utki is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Utki covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Utki falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Utki is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Utki.

Utki is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utki is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mithyar (under 2 km), Mahot (2.1 km) and Khareda (2.2 km).

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

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