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About Ukhunda Village

Ukhunda is a large village in Baria tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,506, made up of 1,247 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukhunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukhunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Baria
Pincode 758032
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 2,506
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukhunda compares

By the 2011 count Ukhunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 737 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ukhunda

Ukhunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ukhunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ukhunda from other places

Ukhunda lies about 22 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 17 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 Ukhunda
Tehsil headquarters Baria 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 17 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 22 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 22 km

Villages closest to Ukhunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukhunda village had a population of 2,506. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 737 residents.

Ukhunda village has 1,247 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukhunda has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ukhunda is 758032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukhunda covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukhunda falls under Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ukhunda is Porjanpur, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ukhunda.

Ukhunda is about 22 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukhunda is in Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district. Baria is about 4.2 km away. Porjanpur is about 17 km away. Kendujhar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopiballavpur (under 2 km), Sunariposi (2.4 km) and Kanchandumuria (3.2 km).

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

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