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About Uchangi Village

Uchangi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 226 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares.

Uchangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchangi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 733 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 226
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uchangi compares

By the 2011 count Uchangi is the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Uchangi

Uchangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uchangi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uchangi from other places

Uchangi lies about 69 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 39 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 Uchangi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 5.3 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 21 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 69 km

Villages closest to Uchangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchangi village had a population of 436. That makes it the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Uchangi village has 226 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchangi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Uchangi covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uchangi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Uchangi is Belagavi, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uchangi.

Uchangi is about 69 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchangi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 5.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 21 km away. Belagavi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shringarwadi (under 2 km), Chafavade (1.7 km) and Yamekond (3.0 km).

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

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