About Ukam Village

Ukam is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 204 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Adityapur
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	423
Male Population	204
Female Population	219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukam compares

By the 2011 count Ukam is the 91st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 977.

Getting to Ukam

Ukam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ukam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ukam from other places

Ukam lies about 8.4 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Kandra Jn, about 8.0 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 Ukam
Nearest railway station	Kandra Jn	8.0 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Adityapur	20 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	20 km

Villages closest to Ukam

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

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Common questions about Ukam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukam village had a population of 423. That makes it the 91st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Ukam village has 204 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukam has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

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

Ukam covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ukam falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ukam is Kandra Jn, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ukam.

Ukam is about 8.4 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukam is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kandra Jn is about 8.0 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 8.4 km away. Adityapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.