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About Udal Village

Udal is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 613 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.38 hectares hectares.

Udal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Area (hectares) 420.38 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 613
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Udal compares

By the 2011 count Udal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 420.38 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Udal

Udal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Udal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Udal from other places

Udal lies about 27 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 7.5 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 Udal
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakulia 11 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 21 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 27 km

Villages closest to Udal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Udal village had a population of 1,248. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Udal village has 613 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udal has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Udal covers 420.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Udal falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Udal is Kanimahuli, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Udal.

Udal is about 27 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udal is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kanimahuli is about 7.5 km away. Chakulia is about 11 km away. Jhārgrām is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhasholi (3.6 km), Kulbadiya (4.0 km) and Kala Pathar (4.5 km).

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

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