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About Udal Village

Udal is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 220 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 220
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 75th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 983.

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 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, 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
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Haslang P.H. 8.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 21 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km

Villages closest to Udal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ichagarh 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 416. That makes it the 75th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Udal village has 220 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udal has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Udal is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udal covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Udal falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan 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 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udal is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 5.5 km away. Haslang P.H. is about 8.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandih (under 2 km), Bandu (under 2 km) and Hurlung (1.6 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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