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About Ujhe Village

Ujhe is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 303 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ujhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ujhe village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177112
Area (hectares) 162.51 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 303
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ujhe compares

By the 2011 count Ujhe is the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 162.51 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Ujhe

Ujhe is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ujhe as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ujhe from other places

Ujhe lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Ujhe
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Talwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Ujhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ujhe village had a population of 665. That makes it the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Ujhe village has 303 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ujhe has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Ujhe is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ujhe covers 162.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ujhe falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ujhe is Amb Andaura, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Ujhe is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ujhe is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 18 km away. Jaswan is about 35 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darol (6.0 km), Pragpur (6.2 km) and Gurnwar (15 km).

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

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