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About Uda Village

Uda is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 179 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.68 hectares hectares.

Uda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Area (hectares) 551.68 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 179
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Uda compares

By the 2011 count Uda is the 79th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 551.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Uda

Uda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uda from other places

Uda lies about 41 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about under 2 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 Uda
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 5.3 km
District headquarters Bokaro 41 km

Villages closest to Uda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uda village had a population of 352. That makes it the 79th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Uda village has 179 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uda has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Uda covers 551.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uda falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Uda is Dumri Bihar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uda.

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

Uda is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Dumri Bihar is about under 2 km away. Gumia is about 5.3 km away. Bokaro is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri (under 2 km), Gose (under 2 km) and Siari (1.8 km).

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

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