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About Ulga Village

Ulga is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 907 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581328
Area (hectares) 609.74 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 907
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulga compares

By the 2011 count Ulga is the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 609.74 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Ulga

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

Ulga lies about 42 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 9.4 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 Ulga
Nearest railway station Karwar 9.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 42 km

Villages closest to Ulga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulga village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Ulga village has 907 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulga has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Ulga is 581328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulga covers 609.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulga falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ulga is Karwar, about 9.4 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 Ulga.

Ulga is about 42 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulga is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 9.4 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerwadi \i\ (1.7 km), Wailwada (2.0 km) and Halgejoog (2.0 km).

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

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