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About Udak Village

Udak is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 244 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 258.2 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 244
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udak compares

By the 2011 count Udak is the 82nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 258.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Udak

Udak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Udak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Udak from other places

Udak lies about 37 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 3.7 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 Udak
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 3.7 km
Nearest town Sāmba 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 34 km
District headquarters Udhampur 37 km

Villages closest to Udak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Udak village had a population of 468. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Udak village has 244 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udak has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Udak is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udak covers 258.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Udak falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Udak is Vijaypur Jammu, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Udak.

Udak is about 37 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udak is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 3.7 km away. Sāmba is about 8.9 km away. Ramnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathi (under 2 km), Chanunta (13 km) and Khanad (13 km).

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

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