# Uchala Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Uchala

Uchala is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,543 people in 282 households**, the 29th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,543people (2011)
- 282households
- 64.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Uchala PIN code and other codes

Uchala falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRoshanganj
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255933

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Uchala from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)43 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Uchala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Uchala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Roushanganj
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Uchala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Uchala

Of every 100 households in Uchala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uchala · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Uchala?

■ Uchala · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**985

Working population ****34.8%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 269 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Banke Bazar

- Itawan1,599 people
- Bela1,589 people
- Manka1,564 people
- Dighasin1,543 people
- Balsot1,478 people
- Dhanheta1,444 people
- Dholi1,405 people
- Diguriya1,388 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Uchala from Gaya?43 km by road
- What is the population of Uchala?1,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchala in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Uchala?64.5% (Census 2011)