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About Uchageri Village

Uchageri is a mid sized village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 486 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1278.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 1278.87 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 486
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchageri compares

By the 2011 count Uchageri is the 16th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1278.87 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Uchageri

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

Uchageri lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 51 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 Uchageri
Nearest town Hāngal 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 44 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 51 km

Villages closest to Uchageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchageri village had a population of 965. That makes it the 16th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Uchageri village has 486 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchageri has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Uchageri is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchageri covers 1278.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uchageri falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Uchageri is Kalsur, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance for Uchageri.

Uchageri is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchageri is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Hāngal is about 22 km away. Yellapur is about 28 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Savane (4.6 km), Bellambi (4.8 km) and Jakkolli (4.9 km).

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

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