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About Udkhola Village

Udkhola is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 122 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udkhola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 46.6 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 122
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udkhola compares

By the 2011 count Udkhola is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 46.6 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Udkhola

Udkhola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Udkhola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Udkhola from other places

Udkhola lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 42 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 Udkhola
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 22 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Udkhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Udkhola village had a population of 222. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Udkhola village has 122 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udkhola has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Udkhola is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udkhola covers 46.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Udkhola falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Udkhola is Dehradun, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Udkhola.

Udkhola is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udkhola is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 22 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Mussoorie 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 Dharkot (under 2 km), Khadara (under 2 km) and Murogi (under 2 km).

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

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