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About Ulatu Village

Ulatu is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 717 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 173.53 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 717
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Ulatu compares

By the 2011 count Ulatu is the 53rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 173.53 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ulatu

Ulatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ulatu 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 Ulatu from other places

Ulatu lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, 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 Ulatu
Nearest railway station Namkon 7.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 18 km

Villages closest to Ulatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulatu village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Ulatu village has 717 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulatu has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ulatu is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulatu covers 173.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ulatu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulatu is Namkon, about 7.5 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 Ulatu.

Ulatu is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulatu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about 7.5 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Kanke is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pertol (9.6 km), Lalganj (9.8 km) and Sugnu (11 km).

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

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