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About Uchalan Village

Uchalan is one of the larger villages in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,439, made up of 3,778 males and 3,661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchalan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 713427
Area (hectares) 861.56 hectares
Population 7,439
Male Population 3,778
Female Population 3,661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Uchalan compares

By the 2011 count Uchalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 861.56 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Uchalan

Uchalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Uchalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uchalan from other places

Uchalan lies about 26 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Seharabazar, about 8.8 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 Uchalan
Nearest railway station Seharabazar 8.8 km
Nearest town Arāmbāgh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raina II 26 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 26 km

Villages closest to Uchalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raina II 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 Uchalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchalan village had a population of 7,439. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Uchalan village has 3,778 males and 3,661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchalan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Uchalan is 713427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchalan covers 861.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uchalan falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uchalan is Seharabazar, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uchalan.

Uchalan is about 26 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchalan is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Seharabazar is about 8.8 km away. Arāmbāgh is about 17 km away. Raina II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhabdihi (11 km), Chak Fakirpur (22 km) and Chhota Fakirpur (22 km).

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

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