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About Ulai Village

Ulai is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 636 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722208
Area (hectares) 82.2 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 636
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Ulai compares

By the 2011 count Ulai is the 46th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 82.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ulai

Ulai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ulai 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. The nearest villages by name are Sona Dwipa, Sonamukhi, Telrui and Tiura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ulai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulai village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 46th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Ulai village has 636 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulai has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ulai is 722208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulai covers 82.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ulai falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ulai notes the nearest railway station 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 Ulai.

Ulai is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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