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About Utalan Village

Utalan is a large village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,348, made up of 1,737 males and 1,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 3,348
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Utalan compares

By the 2011 count Utalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Utalan

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

Utalan lies about 34 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 2.1 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 Utalan
Nearest railway station Samrala 2.1 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 34 km

Villages closest to Utalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Utalan village had a population of 3,348. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Utalan village has 1,737 males and 1,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utalan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Utalan is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Utalan covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Utalan falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Utalan is Samrala, about 2.1 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 village for Utalan.

Utalan is about 34 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utalan is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 2.1 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 11 km away. Ludhiana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajewal (1.7 km), Rajewal Rajputtan (1.7 km) and Bhangal (1.9 km).

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

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