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About Ugarkhod Village

Ugarkhod is a large village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,239 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ugarkhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ugarkhod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591101
Area (hectares) 643.35 hectares
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ugarkhod compares

By the 2011 count Ugarkhod is the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 643.35 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ugarkhod

Ugarkhod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ugarkhod 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 Ugarkhod from other places

Ugarkhod lies about 38 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kambarganvi, about 20 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 Ugarkhod
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 19 km
Nearest railway station Kambarganvi 20 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 38 km

Villages closest to Ugarkhod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ugarkhod village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Ugarkhod village has 1,239 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ugarkhod has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ugarkhod is 591101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ugarkhod covers 643.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ugarkhod falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ugarkhod is Kambarganvi, about 20 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 Ugarkhod.

Ugarkhod is about 38 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ugarkhod is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sampgaon is about 19 km away. Kambarganvi is about 20 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachanakeri (2.2 km), Dematti (2.2 km) and Honnidibba (2.5 km).

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

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