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About Ulgara Village

Ulgara is a large village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,687, made up of 1,388 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829123
Area (hectares) 805 hectares
Population 2,687
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulgara compares

By the 2011 count Ulgara is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 805 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ulgara

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

Ulgara lies about 30 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, about 9.4 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 Ulgara
Nearest town Kathhāra 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Thermal 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 30 km
District headquarters Bokaro 30 km

Villages closest to Ulgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulgara village had a population of 2,687. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Ulgara village has 1,388 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulgara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ulgara is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulgara covers 805 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulgara falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulgara is Bokaro Thermal, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ulgara.

Ulgara is about 30 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulgara is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 7.1 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 9.4 km away. Peterwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phutkadih (1.8 km), Samlata (1.9 km) and Tenu (2.6 km).

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

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