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About Ubka Village

Ubka is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 111 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.87 hectares hectares.

Ubka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ubka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 184.87 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 111
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ubka compares

By the 2011 count Ubka is the 82nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 184.87 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ubka

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

How far is Ubka from other places

Ubka lies about 24 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 17 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 Ubka
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 17 km
District headquarters Khunti 24 km

Villages closest to Ubka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ubka village had a population of 231. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Ubka village has 111 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ubka has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Ubka covers 184.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ubka falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ubka is Pokla, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ubka.

Ubka is about 24 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ubka is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 3.6 km away. Pokla is about 17 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baski (1.6 km), Patrauyur (1.6 km) and Kamra (1.9 km).

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

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