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About Ugawa Village

Ugawa is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 376 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4633.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ugawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ugawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 4633.57 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 376
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ugawa compares

By the 2011 count Ugawa is the 55th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 4633.57 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Ugawa

Ugawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ugawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ugawa from other places

Ugawa lies about 30 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 30 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 Ugawa
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Ugawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ugawa village had a population of 720. That makes it the 55th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Ugawa village has 376 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ugawa has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Ugawa is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ugawa covers 4633.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ugawa falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ugawa is Jaisalmer, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ugawa.

Ugawa is about 30 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ugawa is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is about 30 km away. Fatehgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narsingon Ki Dhani (2.3 km), Badhan (4.2 km) and Korwa (6.1 km).

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

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