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About Ulanj Village

Ulanj is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 413 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulanj village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825334
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 413
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ulanj compares

By the 2011 count Ulanj is the 37th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ulanj

Ulanj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ulanj 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ulanj from other places

Ulanj lies about 22 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 2.1 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 Ulanj
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 2.1 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 22 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 22 km

Villages closest to Ulanj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulanj village had a population of 763. That makes it the 37th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Ulanj village has 413 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulanj has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ulanj is 825334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulanj covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulanj falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulanj is Katkamsandi, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Ulanj.

Ulanj is about 22 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulanj is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Katkamsandi is about 2.1 km away. Hazaribagh is about 22 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pundboru (under 2 km), Katkamsanr (1.5 km) and Jolhadiha (1.7 km).

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

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