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About Uhatu Village

Uhatu is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 348 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uhatu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 332.09 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 348
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Uhatu compares

By the 2011 count Uhatu is the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 332.09 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Uhatu

Uhatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uhatu 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 Telidi, Torang, Tulin and Turdag. 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 Uhatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Uhatu village had a population of 660. That makes it the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Uhatu village has 348 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uhatu has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Uhatu is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uhatu covers 332.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uhatu falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Uhatu 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 Uhatu.

Uhatu is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Uhatu today is likely to be higher.

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