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About Ukugutu Village

Ukugutu is a small village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 144 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukugutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukugutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 144
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukugutu compares

By the 2011 count Ukugutu is the 69th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ukugutu

Ukugutu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ukugutu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ukugutu from other places

Ukugutu lies about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 15 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 Ukugutu
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 15 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 17 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 33 km

Villages closest to Ukugutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukugutu village had a population of 297. That makes it the 69th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Ukugutu village has 144 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukugutu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ukugutu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukugutu covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukugutu falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ukugutu is Singhpokharia, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ukugutu.

Ukugutu is about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukugutu is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about under 2 km away. Singhpokharia is about 15 km away. Chāībāsa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbram (under 2 km), Loahatu Alias Dumardiha (under 2 km) and Tantnagar (under 2 km).

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

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