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About Ukawal Village

Ukawal is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 449 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.2 hectares hectares.

Ukawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukawal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 243.2 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 449
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukawal compares

By the 2011 count Ukawal is the 56th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 243.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Ukawal

Ukawal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ukawal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ukawal from other places

Ukawal lies about 31 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 5.8 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 Ukawal
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 7.6 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 31 km

Villages closest to Ukawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukawal village had a population of 852. That makes it the 56th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Ukawal village has 449 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukawal has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Ukawal covers 243.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukawal falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ukawal is Lukwasa, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ukawal.

Ukawal is about 31 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukawal is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 5.8 km away. Kolaras is about 7.6 km away. Shivpuri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panwari (1.5 km), Joor (1.5 km) and Khajuri (1.5 km).

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

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