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About Uchhana Village

Uchhana is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 234 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,560 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchhana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 96.51 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 234
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,560
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchhana compares

By the 2011 count Uchhana is the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 96.51 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Uchhana

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

Uchhana lies about 79 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Uchhana
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 9.9 km
Nearest town Almora 23 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 48 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 79 km

Villages closest to Uchhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchhana village had a population of 599. That makes it the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Uchhana village has 234 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchhana has about 1560 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Uchhana is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchhana covers 96.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uchhana falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uchhana is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Uchhana.

Uchhana is about 79 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchhana is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 9.9 km away. Almora is about 23 km away. Ramnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goti (2.6 km), Koti (3.2 km) and Bainoli (3.8 km).

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

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