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About Ukrid Village

Ukrid is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 407 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukrid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukrid village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 407
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukrid compares

By the 2011 count Ukrid is the 40th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ukrid

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

How far is Ukrid from other places

Ukrid lies about 26 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 8.6 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 Ukrid
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 8.6 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 14 km
District headquarters Ranchi 26 km

Villages closest to Ukrid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukrid village had a population of 773. That makes it the 40th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Ukrid village has 407 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukrid has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Ukrid is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukrid covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukrid falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ukrid is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ukrid.

Ukrid is about 26 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukrid is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 2.3 km away. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 8.6 km away. Rāmgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koalu (under 2 km), Chultupalu (1.7 km) and Palu (1.7 km).

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

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