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About Ukri Village

Ukri is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 77 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 740 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 77
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 740
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukri compares

By the 2011 count Ukri is the 102nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ukri

Ukri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ukri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ukri from other places

Ukri lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Ukri
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Ukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukri village had a population of 134. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Ukri village has 77 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukri has about 740 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ukri is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukri covers 135 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.

Ukri falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ukri is Summer Hill, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ukri.

Ukri is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukri is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Nihri is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khun Garaoli (under 2 km), Sarcha (2.1 km) and Phegal (2.2 km).

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

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