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About Uttur Village

Uttur is one of the larger villages in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,828, made up of 3,808 males and 4,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1486.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416220
Area (hectares) 1486.76 hectares
Population 7,828
Male Population 3,808
Female Population 4,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttur compares

By the 2011 count Uttur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1486.76 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Uttur

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

Uttur lies about 51 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 47 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 Uttur
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 15 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 47 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 51 km

Villages closest to Uttur

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 Uttur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttur village had a population of 7,828. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Uttur village has 3,808 males and 4,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Uttur is 416220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttur covers 1486.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttur falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Uttur is Pachhapur, about 47 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 Uttur.

Uttur is about 51 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttur is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 9.7 km away. Ajra is about 15 km away. Pachhapur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendharwadi (2.2 km), Chavhanwadi (2.5 km) and Mumewadi (3.0 km).

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

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