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About Ukhra Village

Ukhra is one of the larger villages in Purbasthali II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,001, made up of 2,638 males and 2,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali II
Pincode 713512
Area (hectares) 338.64 hectares
Population 5,001
Male Population 2,638
Female Population 2,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ukhra compares

By the 2011 count Ukhra is the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 338.64 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ukhra

The census records public bus service for Ukhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Sinhari, Sumuria, Syambati and Tegachhi. 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 Ukhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukhra village had a population of 5,001. That makes it the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Ukhra village has 2,638 males and 2,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukhra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ukhra is 713512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukhra covers 338.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ukhra falls under Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ukhra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Ukhra is in Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Ukhra today is likely to be higher.

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