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About Uncha Gaon Village

Uncha Gaon is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 646 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uncha Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uncha Gaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 646
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uncha Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Uncha Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Uncha Gaon

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

Uncha Gaon lies about 9.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.8 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 Uncha Gaon
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.8 km
District headquarters Solan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 35 km

Villages closest to Uncha Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 Uncha Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Uncha Gaon village had a population of 1,308. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Uncha Gaon village has 646 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uncha Gaon has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Uncha Gaon is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uncha Gaon covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uncha Gaon falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uncha Gaon is Salogra, about 7.8 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 Uncha Gaon.

Uncha Gaon is about 9.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uncha Gaon is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 7.8 km away. Solan is about 9.9 km away. Arki 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 Sherpur (5.3 km), Bhel (6.7 km) and Khalyana (8.0 km).

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

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