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About Ucha Village

Ucha is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 688 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ucha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ucha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144102
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 688
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ucha compares

By the 2011 count Ucha is the 53rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ucha

Ucha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ucha as Available within 5 - 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 Ucha from other places

Ucha lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 9.4 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 Ucha
Nearest railway station Saidpur Jalalabad 9.4 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 32 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 32 km

Villages closest to Ucha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Ucha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ucha village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Ucha village has 688 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ucha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ucha is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ucha covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ucha falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ucha is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ucha.

Ucha is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ucha is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Saidpur Jalalabad is about 9.4 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 13 km away. Jalandhar I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishangarh (3.4 km), Alipur (4.8 km) and Alipur Adjacent To Village Mithapur (11 km).

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

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