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About Ukamar Village

Ukamar is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 860 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukamar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 722 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 860
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ukamar compares

By the 2011 count Ukamar is the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 722 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ukamar

Ukamar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ukamar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ukamar from other places

Ukamar lies about 36 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 4.7 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 Ukamar
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 5.4 km
Nearest town Medininagar 25 km
District headquarters Latehar 36 km

Villages closest to Ukamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukamar village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Ukamar village has 860 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukamar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ukamar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukamar covers 722 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukamar falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ukamar is Barwadih Junction, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ukamar.

Ukamar is about 36 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukamar is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih Junction is about 4.7 km away. Barwadih is about 5.4 km away. Medininagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuchila (2.0 km), Ledgain (2.6 km) and Baridohar (2.8 km).

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

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