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About Ud Village

Ud is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 60 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ud village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 60
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ud compares

By the 2011 count Ud is the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 975.

Getting to Ud

Ud is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ud as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ud from other places

Ud lies about 24 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 23 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 Ud
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 23 km
District headquarters Latehar 24 km
Nearest town Lātehār 24 km

Villages closest to Ud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ud village had a population of 128. That makes it the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Ud village has 60 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ud has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Ud covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ud falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ud is Balumath, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ud.

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

Ud is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 2.7 km away. Balumath is about 23 km away. Latehar 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 Bidir (under 2 km), Chuku (2.3 km) and Ghure (2.5 km).

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

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