Village · Bharatpur, Koriya
# Uchehra

Uchehra is a village in Bharatpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497778. The 2011 Census counted 391 people in 103 households, the 87th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 391 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 43.3% literacy
- 497778 PIN code

## Uchehra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Uchehra is 497778. Uchehra falls in Bharatpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497778
- Gram panchayat Seri
- Community development block Bharatpur
- Census village code 431271

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Uchehra from nearby towns?
- Janakpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Manendragarh (nearest town) 85 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Uchehra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Uchehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bharatpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bharatpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Uchehra known for?

About 20% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Uchehra

Of every 100 households in Uchehra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uchehra · ■ Bharatpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 20%
- Toilet within the home 45% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 90%
- Tap water 8% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 17% 63%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 6% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 51% 44%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Uchehra?

■ Uchehra · ■ Bharatpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.3% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 936 985
- Working population 59.8% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 38.6% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (37%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 121 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur
- Toji 402 people
- Umarwah 402 people
- Badwar 401 people
- Patpartola 395 people
- Kaklendi 389 people
- Thiskoli 389 people
- Tartora 386 people
- Markhohi 385 people

All 183 villages in Bharatpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Uchehra? 497778
- How far is Uchehra from Baikunthpur? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Uchehra? 391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchehra in? Koriya district (Bharatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Uchehra? 43.3% (Census 2011)

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