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About Uru Village

Uru is a mid sized village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 390 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Senha
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 797 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 390
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Uru compares

By the 2011 count Uru is the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 797 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Uru

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

Uru lies about 14 km from Lohardaga. 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 Uru
Tehsil headquarters Senha 11 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 14 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 14 km

Villages closest to Uru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uru village had a population of 792. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Uru village has 390 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uru has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Uru is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uru covers 797 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uru falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Uru notes the nearest railway station 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 Uru.

Uru is about 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uru is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 11 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sake (under 2 km), Ara (3.0 km) and Chaukni (3.4 km).

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

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