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About Udalkham Village

Udalkham is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 421 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udalkham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udalkham village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833010
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 421
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Udalkham compares

By the 2011 count Udalkham is the 32nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Udalkham

Udalkham is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Udalkham 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Udalkham from other places

Udalkham lies about 17 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about under 2 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 Udalkham
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 6.7 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 17 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 20 km

Villages closest to Udalkham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Udalkham village had a population of 841. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Udalkham village has 421 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udalkham has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Udalkham is 833010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udalkham covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Udalkham falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Udalkham is Rajkharsawan Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Udalkham.

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

Udalkham is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about under 2 km away. Kharsawan is about 6.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Tiringtipa (under 2 km), Bara Amda (under 2 km) and Naranpur (under 2 km).

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

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