About Ulka Village

Ulka is a small village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 187 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	173.71 hectares
Population	370
Male Population	187
Female Population	183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
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 Ulka compares

By the 2011 count Ulka is the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 173.71 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 983.

Getting to Ulka

Ulka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ulka 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 Ulka from other places

Ulka lies about 27 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 29 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 Ulka
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	8.4 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	27 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	29 km

Villages closest to Ulka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulka village had a population of 370. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Ulka village has 187 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulka has about 979 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 983.

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

Ulka covers 173.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulka falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulka is Garwa, about 29 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 Ulka.

Ulka is about 27 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulka is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 8.4 km away. Garhwa is about 27 km away. Garwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.