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About Uchpadra Village

Uchpadra is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 194 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchpadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchpadra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345021
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 194
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchpadra compares

By the 2011 count Uchpadra is the 228th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Uchpadra

Uchpadra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Uchpadra 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uchpadra from other places

Uchpadra lies about 109 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 32 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 Uchpadra
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 29 km
Nearest railway station Ashapura Gomat 32 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 109 km

Villages closest to Uchpadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchpadra village had a population of 355. That makes it the 228th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Uchpadra village has 194 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchpadra has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Uchpadra is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchpadra covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uchpadra falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Uchpadra is Ashapura Gomat, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Uchpadra.

Uchpadra is about 109 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchpadra is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 29 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 32 km away. Jaisalmer is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barath Ka Gaon (5.4 km), Padrora (6.7 km) and Bhaniyana (7.9 km).

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

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