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About Ukraha Village

Ukraha is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 382 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.46 hectares hectares.

Ukraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 28.46 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 382
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ukraha compares

By the 2011 count Ukraha is the 422nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 28.46 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ukraha

Ukraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ukraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ukraha from other places

Ukraha lies about 74 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 6.4 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 Ukraha
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 24 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 27 km
District headquarters Basti 74 km

Villages closest to Ukraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukraha village had a population of 719. That makes it the 422nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Ukraha village has 382 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukraha has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Ukraha covers 28.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ukraha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ukraha is Purandarpur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ukraha.

Ukraha is about 74 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukraha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Purandarpur is about 6.4 km away. Harraiya is about 24 km away. Nautanwa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwalpur (under 2 km), Gajpur (under 2 km) and Akhanpur (2.1 km).

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

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