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About Ukkarai Village

Ukkarai is a large village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,960, made up of 1,451 males and 1,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode 612502
Area (hectares) 603.44 hectares
Population 2,960
Male Population 1,451
Female Population 1,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ukkarai compares

By the 2011 count Ukkarai is the 15th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 603.44 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ukkarai

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

Ukkarai lies about 24 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Koyilvenni, about 3.0 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 Ukkarai
Nearest railway station Koyilvenni 3.0 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvidaimarudur 24 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 24 km

Villages closest to Ukkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukkarai village had a population of 2,960. That makes it the 15th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Ukkarai village has 1,451 males and 1,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukkarai has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ukkarai is 612502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukkarai covers 603.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukkarai falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ukkarai is Koyilvenni, about 3.0 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 Ukkarai.

Ukkarai is about 24 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukkarai is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Koyilvenni is about 3.0 km away. Kumbakonam is about 18 km away. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattanagaram (2.6 km), Serugudi (4.1 km) and Narasingampettai (4.6 km).

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

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