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About Uchi Village

Uchi is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 89 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 89
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchi compares

By the 2011 count Uchi is the 110th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uchi

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

Uchi lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Uchi
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Uchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchi village had a population of 179. That makes it the 110th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Uchi village has 89 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Uchi is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchi covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uchi falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Uchi notes the nearest railway station 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 Uchi.

Uchi is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Aga Dhar (3.6 km), D P F Baja Dhar (3.6 km) and D P F Bhuji Dhar (3.6 km).

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

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