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About Uchat Village

Uchat is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 839 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares.

Uchat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 839
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchat compares

By the 2011 count Uchat is the 41st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Uchat

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

Uchat lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 34 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 Uchat
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Veravali 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 40 km

Villages closest to Uchat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchat village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 41st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Uchat village has 839 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchat has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Uchat covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uchat falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Uchat is Veravali, about 34 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 Uchat.

Uchat is about 40 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchat is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 2.3 km away. Veravali is about 34 km away. Kolhapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shittur Tarf Malkapur (1.7 km), Parale (2.0 km) and Yelur (2.1 km).

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

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