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About Uchal Pukhari Village

Uchal Pukhari is one of the larger villages in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,858, made up of 6,669 males and 6,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2233.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchal Pukhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchal Pukhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735303
Area (hectares) 2233.09 hectares
Population 12,858
Male Population 6,669
Female Population 6,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchal Pukhari compares

By the 2011 count Uchal Pukhari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 2233.09 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Uchal Pukhari

Uchal Pukhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uchal Pukhari 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarhati, Satgharia, Shikarpur and Soulmari. 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 Uchal Pukhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchal Pukhari village had a population of 12,858. 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 1,103 residents.

Uchal Pukhari village has 6,669 males and 6,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchal Pukhari has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Uchal Pukhari is 735303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchal Pukhari covers 2233.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uchal Pukhari falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Uchal Pukhari notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Uchal Pukhari.

Uchal Pukhari is in Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Uchal Pukhari today is likely to be higher.

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