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About Ulidih Village

Ulidih is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 546 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 678 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 546
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulidih compares

By the 2011 count Ulidih is the 33rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 678 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ulidih

Ulidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ulidih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ulidih from other places

Ulidih lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 13 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 Ulidih
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 12 km
Nearest railway station Namkon 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 17 km

Villages closest to Ulidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulidih village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Ulidih village has 546 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulidih has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ulidih is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulidih covers 678 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ulidih falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulidih is Namkon, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ulidih.

Ulidih is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulidih is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkum is about 12 km away. Namkon is about 13 km away. Ranchi 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 Jamchuan (under 2 km), Hahap (2.6 km) and Harhap (2.6 km).

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

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