# Ulkiya Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitapur, Surguja 

# Ulkiya

Ulkiya is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,354 people in 478 households**, the 10th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 2,354people (2011)
- 478households
- 55.9%literacy
- 497114PIN code

## Ulkiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ulkiya is 497114.** Ulkiya falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497114
- Gram panchayatUlkiya
- Community development blockSitapur
- Census village code433436

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

## How far is Ulkiya from nearby towns?

- Sitapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)13 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 Ulkiya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ulkiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter

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 Ulkiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pulses**. About 70% of the 952 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Ulkiya

Of every 100 households in Ulkiya in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ulkiya · ■ Sitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Ulkiya?

■ Ulkiya · ■ Sitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**982

Working population ****65.3%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 598 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (3%) · **■** Marginal 859 (56%)

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 Sitapur

- Gersa2,904 people
- Raikera2,723 people
- Rajauti2,452 people
- Sontarai2,430 people
- Ara2,316 people
- Sarga2,281 people
- Radhapur2,203 people
- Dhodhagaon2,121 people

[All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ulkiya?497114
- How far is Ulkiya from Ambikapur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Ulkiya?2,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ulkiya in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ulkiya?55.9% (Census 2011)