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About Uksa Village

Uksa is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 672 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.45 hectares hectares.

Uksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uksa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 738.45 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 672
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uksa compares

By the 2011 count Uksa is the 57th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 738.45 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Uksa

Uksa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uksa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uksa from other places

Uksa lies about 80 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Beohari, about 6.9 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 Uksa
Nearest railway station Beohari 6.9 km
Nearest town Beohāri 7.2 km
District headquarters Shahdol 80 km

Villages closest to Uksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uksa village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 57th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Uksa village has 672 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uksa has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Uksa covers 738.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uksa falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Uksa is Beohari, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Uksa.

Uksa is about 80 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uksa is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 6.9 km away. Beohāri is about 7.2 km away. Shahdol is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raspur (under 2 km), Mair Tola (1.5 km) and Akhetpur (3.3 km).

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

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