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About Udal Village

Udal is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 279 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 279
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udal compares

By the 2011 count Udal is the 116th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Udal

Udal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Udal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Udal from other places

Udal lies about 81 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haslang P.H., about 8.5 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 Haslang P.H. 8.5 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 34 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 81 km

Villages closest to Udal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 574. That makes it the 116th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Udal village has 279 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udal has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Udal is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udal covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Udal is Haslang P.H., about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Udal.

Udal is about 81 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 Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haslang P.H. is about 8.5 km away. Balarāmpur is about 26 km away. Potka 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 Chirugora (1.9 km), Jurgusigdi Alias Chhota Sigd (10 km) and Parsagora (11 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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