Skip to main content

About Ukani Village

Ukani is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 531 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.18 hectares hectares.

Ukani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 258.18 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 531
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Ukani compares

By the 2011 count Ukani is the 233rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 258.18 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Ukani

Ukani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ukani 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 Ukani from other places

Ukani lies about 45 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 8.4 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 Ukani
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 17 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 45 km

Villages closest to Ukani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukani village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Ukani village has 531 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukani has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Ukani covers 258.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ukani falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ukani is Mungara Badshahpur, about 8.4 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 Ukani.

Ukani is about 45 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukani is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 8.4 km away. Machhlishahr is about 17 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallupur (under 2 km), Gaushalapur (under 2 km) and Bhanipur Urf Karanpur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.