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About Ulda Village

Ulda is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 903 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832304
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 1,902
Male Population 903
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ulda compares

By the 2011 count Ulda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ulda

Ulda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ulda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ulda from other places

Ulda lies about 44 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 6.8 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 Ulda
Nearest town Ghorabandha 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 34 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Ulda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulda village had a population of 1,902. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Ulda village has 903 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulda has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ulda is 832304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulda covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulda falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulda is Salgajhari, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ulda.

Ulda is about 44 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulda is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghorabandha is about 4.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 6.8 km away. Ghatshila is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Dhaidka (3.1 km), Bara Jamuna (3.1 km) and Barapahar (3.1 km).

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

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