About Ugra Village

Ugra is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 653 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ugra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ugra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	247.08 hectares
Population	1,287
Male Population	653
Female Population	634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ugra compares

By the 2011 count Ugra is the 17th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 247.08 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ugra

Ugra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ugra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ugra from other places

Ugra lies about 58 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 42 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 Ugra
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	13 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	42 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	54 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	58 km

Villages closest to Ugra

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

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Common questions about Ugra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ugra village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 17th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Ugra village has 653 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ugra has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ugra is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ugra covers 247.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ugra falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ugra is Barwadih Junction, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Ugra.

Ugra is about 58 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ugra is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 13 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 42 km away. Medininagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.