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About Ukara Village

Ukara is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 351 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.65 hectares hectares.

Ukara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 391.65 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 351
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukara compares

By the 2011 count Ukara is the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 391.65 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ukara

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

Ukara lies about 43 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 4.6 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 Ukara
Nearest railway station Sondad 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 6.6 km
Nearest town Tirorā 36 km
District headquarters Bhandara 43 km

Villages closest to Ukara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukara village had a population of 704. That makes it the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Ukara village has 351 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukara has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Ukara covers 391.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ukara falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ukara is Sondad, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance for Ukara.

Ukara is about 43 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukara is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sondad is about 4.6 km away. Sakoli is about 6.6 km away. Tirorā is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wirshi (1.6 km), Mokhe (2.1 km) and Sitepar (2.2 km).

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

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